[SVN-4529] Directory externals do not follow history

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: trunk
• Fix Version/s: 1.9.0
• Component/s: libsvn_client
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Philip Martin
• Created: 24/Nov/14 19:02
• Updated: 27/Oct/18 16:30
• Resolved: 24/Nov/14 22:40

Description

svnadmin create repo --compatible-version 1.7
svn mkdir -mm file://`pwd`/repo/A
svn cp -mm file://`pwd`/repo/A ^/B
svn mkdir -mm file://`pwd`/repo/C
svnmucc -mm -- propset svn:externals '-r1 ^/B X' file://`pwd`/repo/C

Checkout/update fails:

svn: warning: W205011: Error handling externals definition for 'wc/X':
svn: warning: W170000: URL 'file:///home/pm/sw/subversion/obj/repo/A' at
revision 1 doesn't exist
Checked out revision 4.
svn: E205011: Failure occurred processing one or more externals definitions

This checkout works with 1.8.