[SVN-4381] Update of sparse WC fails at externals definitions

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 1.8.x
• Fix Version/s: ---
• Component/s: cmdline client

Environment

Windows XP

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Subversion Importer
• Created: 20/Jun/13 09:48
• Updated: 20/Jun/13 10:43

Description

After the initial working copy upgrade to 1.8 (from 1.7), attempts to update
fail while updating externals in folders that are not even checked out (sparse
checkout).

> C:\Projects\SomeFolder>svn up
> Updating '.':
> Removed external 'SubFolder\NotCheckOut\Externals\file.txt'
> svn: E720003: Can't remove directory
'D:\Projects\SomeFolder\SubFolder\NotCheckOut\Externals': Das System kann den
angegebenen Pfad nicht finden.

"Das System kann den angegebenen Pfad nicht finden." = "The system can not find
the given path."
Which is correct, the path does not exist, as it is not checked out, as is the
folder with the externals property on it.

The update is aborted after the error.
The error is only raised once per external, the subsequent update fails on the
next external.

Cleanup has no effect.

A workaround is to do multiple updates in a loop until all errors are gone.

Issue was first reported to [e-mail]:
http://svn.haxx.se/users/archive-2013-06/0175.shtml

Original issue reported by matthiasb