[SVN-3368] Can't create a single file external referring to a file with properties on it (e.g. binary files)

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: trunk
• Fix Version/s: 1.6.6
• Component/s: libsvn_wc
• Labels: file-ext
• Assignee: Subversion Importer
• Reporter: Subversion Importer
• Created: 09/Feb/09 11:10
• Updated: 27/Oct/18 16:28
• Resolved: 29/Mar/11 20:57

Description

Single file externals are not working for binary files (are files that are 
marked as binary).

See <http://svn.haxx.se/dev/archive-2009-02/0025.shtml> for more information.

Below is a script to reproduce:

svnadmin create repos
svn co file:///repos wc1
cd wc1
mkdir dir1
echo test > dir1\file1
echo test2 > dir1\file2
svn add dir1
svn mkdir dir2
svn propset svn:mime-type application/octet-stream  dir1\file2
svn -m "1" commit
svn up
cd dir2
echo ../dir1/file1 file1 > externals.txt
echo ../dir1/file2 file2 >> externals.txt
svn propset -F externals.txt svn:externals .
cd ..
svn commit -m"2"
svn up

Original issue reported by mahae