[SVN-2735] JavaHL does not pull configuration value from Windows registry

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.4.x
• Fix Version/s: 1.5.0
• Component/s: bindings_javahl

Environment

Windows 2000

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Mark Phippard
• Created: 07/Mar/07 15:48
• Updated: 27/Oct/18 16:34
• Resolved: 10/Mar/09 15:22

Description

According to the Subversion docs:
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/nightly/en/svn.advanced.confarea.html#svn.advanced.confarea.windows-registry

The runtime configuration area on Windows includes the registry.  It appears
that the GUI for TortoiseSVN uses this to store settings for things like HTTP
Proxy.  I just ran into a situation with a user where TortoiseSVN and the
command line both worked OK, but JavaHL did not.  I always tell people that if
the command line works, then JavaHL will work because they use the exact same
code and configuration.

It turns out I am wrong.  On Windows, JavaHL will look in the standard locations
for the configuration files, but it does not include the additional check of the
Windows registry locations for settings.  So settings that are stored in the
registry will be used by the command line, but not JavaHL.  It would help to
make JavaHL work out of the box if this was consistent.  For a user using
multiple tools, it is also helpful if they can update their settings using the
TortoiseSVN GUI and have it apply to all tools.

Workaround for the user is to enter the configuration into the config file.