[SVN-3929] external repository with revision fail if the target is renamed or removed

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Invalid
• Affects Version/s: ---
• Fix Version/s: ---
• Component/s: libsvn_repos
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Subversion Importer
• Created: 17/Jun/11 04:19
• Updated: 27/Oct/18 16:28
• Resolved: 17/Jun/11 14:19

Description

let me state the background information first.
In revision 100, the file structure is:
  + trunk
    + target
    + project_a

and in revision 101, "target" is renamed to "target_old" as following:
  + trunk
    + target_old
    + project_a

Then adding an externals to property to "project_a" with the format introduced in 
version 1.5 FAILS, as illustrated in the following:
  @ svn propget svn:externals project_a
  -r100 ^/trunk/target target

but it WORKS with the old externals format prior subversion 1.5 as illustrated as 
following:
  $ svn propget svn:externals project_a
  target -r100 ^/trunk/target

Original issue reported by janusng