[SVN-2209] [PATCH] Speed up externals updates: switch instead of delete/checkout

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: ---
• Fix Version/s: 1.4-consider
• Component/s: libsvn_client
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Subversion Importer
• Created: 04/Feb/05 07:01
• Updated: 27/Oct/18 16:35
• Resolved: 12/Mar/06 21:55

Description

Patch by Ross Mark (rossm_at_controllingedge.com.au).  This patch speeds up "svn
update" when svn:externals are used and the externals definition changes.  It
tries to switch the external working copy instead of deleting it and checking
out a new one.

Philip Martin liked the idea, and reviewed the patch.  He said that a new
function svn_client__switch_internal is needed to avoid calling
sleep_for_timestamps for each external (the reason why __checkout_internal is
also used instead of _checkout).  There were a few other issues with the patch
as well.

The original patch is archived here:
http://svn.haxx.se/dev/archive-2005-01/0057.shtml

http://svn.haxx.se/dev/archive-2005-01/0057.shtml

Original issue reported by mthelen