[SVN-4404] Show Log Going Offline

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.8.x
• Fix Version/s: ---
• Component/s: libsvn_ra_serf
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Subversion Importer
• Created: 05/Aug/13 23:25
• Updated: 27/Oct/18 16:29
• Resolved: 06/Aug/13 18:20

Description

I have recently updated to TSVN 1.8.1, which of course uses SVN 1.8.1 as its 
command-line basis.  Our server has been running 1.2 and has not been changed 
(apart from Windows updates) for a LONG time.

(Yes, I know 1.2 is very old.  However, we're an automotive company and changes 
to our tools can result in issues with customer approvals.  Nonetheless, an 
upgrade is on the "to-do" list.)

Having said that, there are now MANY people posting to the TSVN mailing list 
about these two issues.

My platforms are 32-bit Windows 7 and Windows XP, but it has also been reported 
on 64-bit Windows.


First issue: When doing a "Show Log", the client says it can't contact the 
server and asks if people (including us) want to go offline, then puts up an 
HTTP 501 error.

The second issue is subject to a separate issue report, potentially, but see 
the discussion referenced here:
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/subversion-users/201308.mbox/%
[e-mail]%3e


After discussions on the TSVN mailing list, I've run command-line versions of 
both, with the following results (edited to hide customer names):

C:\Customer>svn log -v ./
svn: E175002: Unexpected HTTP status 501 'Method Not Implemented' 
on '/Subversio n/W3000_Customer_198.622-00_Customer_DRL/!
svn/bc/14/trunk/03_Software'

svn: E200007: Additional errors:
svn: E200007: The requested report is unknown.

C:\Customer>svn --version
svn, version 1.8.1 (r1503906)
   compiled Jul 22 2013, 18:46:03 on x86-microsoft-windows

Copyright (C) 2013 The Apache Software Foundation.
This software consists of contributions made by many people; see the NOTICE 
file for more information.
Subversion is open source software, see http://subversion.apache.org/

The following repository access (RA) modules are available:

* ra_svn : Module for accessing a repository using the svn network protocol.
  - with Cyrus SASL authentication
  - handles 'svn' scheme
* ra_local : Module for accessing a repository on local disk.
  - handles 'file' scheme
* ra_serf : Module for accessing a repository via WebDAV protocol using serf.
  - handles 'http' scheme
  - handles 'https' scheme


See also the following discussions:
http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?
dsForumId=4061&dsMessageId=3061785

http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?
dsForumId=4061&dsMessageId=3061778

http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?
dsForumId=4061&dsMessageId=3059987

http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?
dsForumId=4061&dsMessageId=3061788

http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/subversion-users/201308.mbox/%
[e-mail]%3e

etc...

Original issue reported by geoff_field