[SVN-2173] Symbolic links from Linux are not ignored in Windows

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.1.x
• Fix Version/s: 1.2.0
• Component/s: cmdline client

Environment

Windows XP

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Subversion Importer
• Created: 20/Dec/04 15:36
• Updated: 27/Oct/18 16:34
• Resolved: 10/Mar/09 15:22

Description

A symbolic link that is created and commited from Linux is not ignored when
checked out under Windows. The windows version of svn will complain that the
file is of another type than the file in the repository. It will also act as if
the file was modified client side but it will refuse to commit the file back
into the repository with the error message "Entry '<filename>' has unexpectedly
changed special status".

Here is a transcript that shows the problem:

First under Linux
-----------------

0:gieron@subnav~/repos/test: svn st
0:gieron@subnav~/repos/test: ln -s /public/samba/nightly/ data
0:gieron@subnav~/repos/test: svn add data
A         data
0:gieron@subnav~/repos/test: svn commit -m "Added a symlink."
Adding         data
Transmitting file data .
Committed revision 118.
0:gieron@subnav~/repos/test: svn pl -v data
Properties on 'data':
   svn:special : *
0:gieron@subnav~/repos/test: svn --version
svn, version 1.1.0 (r11180)
    compiled Oct  1 2004, 10:24:30
...


Then under Windows
------------------

C:\Desk\Repos\test\henrik>svn up
A  data
Uppdaterade till revision 118.

C:\Desk\Repos\test\henrik>svn st
~      data

C:\Desk\Repos\test\henrik>svn commit -m "Trying to commit although I 
didn't change anything."
svn: Commit failed (details follow):
svn: Entry 'C:/Desk/Repos/test/henrik/data' has unexpectedly changed 
special status

C:\Desk\Repos\test\henrik>svn pl -v data
Properties on 'data':
   svn:special : *

C:\Desk\Repos\test\henrik>svn --version
svn, version 1.1.1 (r11581)
    compiled Oct 23 2004, 14:47:47
...

Original issue reported by _gieron