[SVN-4197] Confusing error message when updating colliding externals

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 1.7.x
• Fix Version/s: unscheduled
• Component/s: unknown
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Markus Schaber
• Created: 18/Jun/12 11:36
• Updated: 14/Dec/12 21:30

Description

When adding an svn:externals entry which collides with an existing, versioned
directory, the error message of svn update is rather confusing for non-experts:

cannot relocate '.../mainrepo/Extern' as it is not the root of a working copy;
try relocating '.../mainrepo' instead


Filing this issue was acknowledged on the dev list.

http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/subversion-dev/201206.mbox/browser