[SVN-4645] No conflict on new file crated by 2 users at the same time

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.8.13, 1.9.2
• Fix Version/s: 1.10.0
• Labels: conflict tortoisesvn windows

Environment

Windows
Visual SVN
Tortoise SVN

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Remi Andruccioli
• Created: 09/Aug/16 15:22
• Updated: 10/Feb/17 13:28
• Resolved: 10/Feb/17 13:28

Description

Hello,

Using SVN in team development for more that 6 years I recently noticed a strange issue.
This issue implies two users A and B.

To reproduce:

• User A creates a new file (eg. "foo.c") on his working copy with some content inside.
• User B creates a new file with the same name ("foo.c") on his working copy with some different content inside.
• User A svn-adds his file and svn-commits it.
• User B svn-updates his working copy tree. His local "foo.c" file gets marked as "Versioned" and thus gets effectively versioned.
• User B svn-commits his file (no need to svn-add because the file has been versioned in the previous step).

Result:
The content of file "foo.c" (initially by User A) is now erased by the content of User B without reporting a conflict. So information is loosed.

Question(s):
Is it a normal behavior ?
What I think about it is that SVN should have reported a conflict (or tree conflict) when User B svn-updates his local tree.
Am I wrong ?

Thank you.

Remi Andruccioli

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Information that can be useful:

• Server:
  • Windows Server 2008 r2
  • Visual SVN Server Manager 3.3.1
  • SVN 1.8.13
• Client:
  • Windows 7
  • Tortoise SVN 1.9.2
  • SVN 1.9.2