[SVN-4859] Merge removing a folder with non-inheritable mergeinfo -> E155023: can't set properties: invalid status for updating properties

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.14.0, 1.10.6
• Fix Version/s: 1.14.1, 1.10.7
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Julian Foad
• Created: 19/Jun/20 19:01
• Updated: 21/May/21 16:45
• Resolved: 21/May/21 16:45

Description

A merge failed with
svn: E155023: Can't set properties on '/.../folder': invalid status for updating properties.

Reproduced in a test (attached) that merges the removal of a folder that had non-inheritable mergeinfo.

The merge and its output look like:

svn merge -c5 ^/branch_A .../A
--- Merging r5 into '.../A':
D    .../A/D
svn: E155023: Can't set properties on '/.../A/D/gamma': invalid status for updating properties

When a merge deletes a folder then surely it is a bug if it tries to update properties inside that folder.