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Is the hash for a Git submodule associated with the section key or with the path?
I'm doing something with git-filter-repo that is like the convert-svnexternals script here:
https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo/blob/main/contrib/filter-repo-demos/convert-svnexternals
In that ...
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svn commit to externals location where local path has multiple levels of (unversioned) subfolders
I have noticed a strange issue with tortoise svn. I'm using externals and use local path to create a certain folder structure to organize these externals. However when I try to commit changes to those ...
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How do I remove the externals propery of a folder in an SVN branch but retain the files?
I have a branch in my SVN repo that has one folder with externals. I wish to remove the externals property from that folder but retain the files in the folder so that I can change them without ...
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Sparse checkout leaves no entry on working directory when using git-externals
We're migrating from SVN to git and now having the problem that we need any replacement for our svn externals. Unfortunately, submodules are not solving our problems since any change in the submodule ...
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Check SVN Folder externals via System Command Line
i currently try to access the list of all externals in a specific folder via the system command line.
I tried following follwing command:
TortoiseProc.exe /command: propget svn:externals -R
Can ...
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One-time migration from svn to git: how to replace externals with a source dump?
I'm trying to do a permanent migration of my codebase from svn to git, and hit a wall due to externals.
I make liberal use of svn externals. I couldn't have anticipated one day wanting to migrate to ...
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How to propedit svn:externals in Windows7-cmd.exe?
In linux, we can use the following command to edit svn:externals
EXPORT SVN_EDITOR=vim
svn propedit svn:externals ./
but vim is no support in Windows7-cmd.exe, how can i edit svn:externals in ...
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When labelling VCS from TeamCity, how can I make externals be pinned to a specific revision
(I can't understand why SVN even lets you create a tag with externals that point to HEAD, but be that as it may...)
I've finally managed to get automatic build labelling working, and I see my tags ...
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Create a shorcut with GIT into the same repository (similar to SVN externals)
We are migrating projects from SVN to GIT.
I have an issue.
In one of the SVN project, they used SVN externals in order to create shortcuts between modules like this :
-ModuleA
|_ srcA
-...
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Handling projects which refer to multiple SVN repositories
We have several projects which we store in a single repository (let's call it repository A).
Some of the projects in repository A, use files which are source controlled in another repository (let's ...
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Is there a way to automatically update the peg revision of an SVN external when commiting own changes?
I'm using TortoiseSVN (version 1.9.7) and just started using svn:externals. I want to use it to share some common functionality across different projects in the same repository. So the repo layout ...
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Automatically updating svn:external
I'm splitting an SVN repository into two: project1, and common. This way, I can also make project2 which also depends on common.
project1 will contain an svn:external link to common. I'd like ...
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Is there any way to help avoid accidental commits to svn:externals in TortoiseSVN?
I am on a development team with some members who have accidentally committed changes to svn:externals. If the externals in question are from a different repo, they get handled better in TortoiseSVN, ...
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Can SVN external item point to an item in a different repository?
Let's say I have two repositories: "Library Repo" and "Project 1 Repo".
Library repo contains code that should be used by multiple projects and is version controlled appropriately. Project 1 repo is ...
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grayed-out checkboxes when committing to multiple svn externals
(Similar to 13755618)
I am currently working on a project which is composed of multiple software units stored on one SVN repository. To assemble the project, I am using svn:externals as below (...
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SVN merge svn:externals from trunk to branch
We merge changes from time to time from trunk to our current branches. We use SVN 1.7.6 and tried it with SmartSVN and Tortoise SVN.
It does not work to merge the changes made in the svn:externals ...
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Auto update externals revision
I am currently using externals to substitute symlinks in my repo, because I have working copies on Windows and Linux. The reason for this is that I want my code to build on both.
So I currently use ...
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Git submodules from svn-externals
I'm trying to bring a project from svn to git. In the project, I have 2 externals. I've made 2 folders for the externals and clone them in each folder. After, I've cloned the project itself. So, I've ...
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Export single file from SVN, possibly following externals
I need to export a single file from SVN. My structure might look like this:
- trunk
- file.py
- anotherfile.py
- folder
- stuff.py
- anotherfolder # <-- External!
- magic....
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Conan and SVN externals
Considering using Conan.io to manage the enormous amount of binaries created by our CI system.
Currently, source for several (~50) SW modules is versioned in SVN and we use SVN externals to specify ...
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SVN merging changes to externals prop
Saving for prosperity as I didn't find anything through the google.
While starting up a project I needed to move some svn:externals properties around. Specifically a couple folders deeper than it ...
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Display SVN externals in PhpStorm
Is it possible to see the SVN externals in PhpStorm? Like in Eclipse there is a red arrow that marks the external folder.
And yes I know that I can get the overview of the properties.
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How to deal with partial svn:externals when migrating to Git?
I would like to import a SVN repository into a GitHub Enterprise repository
There are many questions related to this matter and most of them can be addressed either with Git submodules or Git subtree....
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svn make a duplicate copy of file and rename it after committing a file
My requirements are:
Let's say I commit a file called MyFile.item.
After this, SVN should make a copy of this file to some other SVN location.
Once it is copied to another location it should also ...
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Svn pre-commit hook to external sources
We have huge 'global' svn repository for automatic test files. Those test are run on environment, that checkouts that repo.
Now, my team has our 'own' repository, that has only external paths to '...
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svn to git migration with nested svn:externals
Migrating from svn with svn externals, to git.
Each svn externals may have it's own svn:externals. There is no guide how to migrate svn with externals to git here that I found useful.
Each branch may ...
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Migrate from svn to git keeping svn-externals
I am migrating from an svn repository to git.
This svn repository has svn-externals, to be kept on svn repositories. These external are versioned and tagged in the history, and are read only.
How I ...
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Avoiding SVN recursive checkout of externals
I have a super-project which svn:externals several other projects. They, in turn svn:external their own dependencies. One of my issues is that my dependencies often depend on the same svn:external (...
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How do you rename a local 'external' in TortoiseSVN?
I've recently added an external file to a directory that is being tracked in SVN. We're using tortoiseSVN. Typically when we add externals, we try to give it a prefix marking such that others know it'...
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How to convert svn:externals to git tags
I'm working on converting a pretty decently sized SVN repo. It is ~50 projects which comprise ~5 different deliverable products (some projects are shared amongst all products, others projects are ...
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Replacing files in svn tree with an external reference results in delete/checkout conflict
I replaced files that originally existed in SVN repository with svn:externals references. Now every svn update deletes each file and checks it back out.
How do I fix this?
Details
With all code ...
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Convert SVN External to Normal Directory
This seems like a it would be pretty simple to do but I have not had any luck finding the answer. I have project with the following structure:
trunk
src
Doc
lib
external-lib1
...
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Checkout a Specific Folder within a Git Repository
I have multiple projects in different repositories:
tools
thirdparty
shared
├──Common
├──Exceptions
multimedia
├──VolumeControl
├──VideoRenderer
android
├──Audio
For example, android depends on ...
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Mercurial partial clone in subrepository or guestrepo
Is it possible to do a partial clone of a mercurial repository as either a subrepository or a guestrepo?
description:
given a repo at https://blah/hg/foo/ named foo and another repo named cat , I'd ...
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Externals in VisualSVN Server
I'm using VisualSVNServer. I've a svn repo (say: test1) with externals (say: test2). Everything fine so far, when I checkout test1, test2 is automatically checked out to and placed inside my working ...
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Importing external into my own SVN repository
I use TortoiseSVN to keep track of a few projects. One of my repositories (let's call it "Repo A") has an external which is a certain folder from another "Repo B", but from now on I need to commit ...
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SVN external tagged at Last Changed Rev 'doesn't exist' according to server
I am requesting from the SVN server a revision of an external which is guaranteed to exist, because it's the latest modified revision number. Instead of getting the external like normal, I get ...
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SVN externals, how to handle same paths
I want to migrate from VSS to SVN, and the reason of my question lies behind the logic which these 2 systems use.
My enterprise project has single source, but few files from UI,(jsp pages,etc.) are ...
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Pre-commit hook that checks svn:externals for tags directory
I'm trying to check my externals through an SVN Pre-commit hook. The svn:external contains an shared library through multiple projects. On the Pre-commit hook, I want to check if the external is ...
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How to find all svn:externals references to a given URL?
Is there a way to quickly find all svn:externals references to a URL on-demand, among repositories that we control, using svn, TortoiseSVN, and/or some other tool? (e.g. Plugin/extension, hook scripts,...
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Create SVN overview including externals
I've seen many questions about creating an graphical SVN overview with differnt programs.
Is any of those able to take externals into account?
I am using svn::externals to link different libs to my ...
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Issues using svn:externals
I want to link directories in SVN as shown in this post: Is it possible to link SVN repository files so that a file is actually a reference to another repository's file? however I seem to be doing ...
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SVN: Copy from one repository to another, keeping externals
I currently have a problem I was not able to find a answer to, as it seems a little special.
My problem:
We have two repositories here. Repository A is holding common stuff and Repository B is one ...
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What is the best way organize a solution with shared nested (SVN External) project files?
So a little bit of history; I maintain a svn where, various repositories for applications and shared libraries all sit off root of the server
root
App1 (depends on ORMthing, UIstuff, Common1 )
trunk......
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How to change svn:externals from bash file non-interactive
I have multi externals need to be set within a file externals.txt and I attempt to change the svn:externals from a bash:
svn pe svn:externals svn://hostname/branchname -F extenals.txt
But the command ...
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How to fetch 2 or more folder with external in svn?
Context
I'm presently using SVN externals property to fetch a folder. I'd need to fetch a second folder in the directory.
The environnement I'm working on is like this
Trunk/
Mtx/
MtxTest/...
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How to correctly set an external path on SVN?
I'm trying to set an external path on SVN. Here is what I do in SVN:
Right click on folder where I want an external
Select "Show Properties"
New -> Externals
In "Externals", I click New
At local path, ...
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subversion ignore nestered externals
I'm working on a big project using subversion, and we use externals everywhere. This makes an "svn up" take forever since it has a delay on each external. To fix this, I want to remove some nested ...
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Any way to specify the svn revision of externals in a Jenkins job?
Suppose I have such svn structure:
svn://myhost/repository_main
svn://myhost/repository_ext
The revision numbers of these two repositories are isolated.
Now I have set a svn:externals on svn://...
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Replacing directory with external results in "working copy locked" on `update`
(Related to: SVN externals repo "is already locked" on update)
I started off with a repository structure like this:
^/
├ module1/
│ ├ foo/
│ ├ bar/
│ ├ baz/
├ module2/
The directory ^/bar ...
