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Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them

Author Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail dot com>
Full name Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail dot com>
Date 2009-07-15 15:29:59 PDT
Message Christopher Clarke wrote:
>> I think the only thing you can do is notify
> > them to backup their files... update... then
> > restore the file into place
>
> Not quite that simple. In the case of the a directory, I need to get rid
> of that .svn subdir, so they need to export. I have to research this and
> explain how to do it in every client they might be using (Versions,
> RapidSVN, kdesvn, TortioseSVN..............)

Rename it and add a script/batch file to do the fixup. Tell them to run
the script/batch (depending on their OS) after the update.

> > It would be only a 1 time pain.
>
> It's a 1 time pain for everyone on the team every time I need to do
> this. That costs $$$.

What's a version control system supposed to do when it delivers a
versioned file and then you ask it to pretend it hadn't done that? It
just seems philosophically wrong.

--
   Les Mikesell
     lesmikesell at gmail dot com

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Remove items from source control without deleting them fuscata Christopher Clarke 2009-07-15 09:45:23 PDT
     Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them stsp Stefan Sperling 2009-07-15 11:11:51 PDT
         Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them fuscata Christopher Clarke 2009-07-15 13:31:12 PDT
             Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail dot com> Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail dot com> 2009-07-15 13:52:04 PDT
             RE: Remove items from source control without deleting them pilotbob Bob Archer 2009-07-15 13:51:25 PDT
                 Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them fuscata Christopher Clarke 2009-07-15 14:12:36 PDT
                     RE: Remove items from source control without deleting them pilotbob Bob Archer 2009-07-15 14:38:13 PDT
                         Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them fuscata Christopher Clarke 2009-07-15 14:58:41 PDT
                             Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail dot com> Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail dot com> 2009-07-15 15:29:59 PDT
             Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them stsp Stefan Sperling 2009-07-15 16:07:11 PDT
             Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them ryandesign Ryan Schmidt 2009-07-15 17:03:14 PDT
                 Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them stsp Stefan Sperling 2009-07-16 04:18:36 PDT
                     Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them stsp Stefan Sperling 2009-07-16 04:58:38 PDT
                         Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them fuscata Christopher Clarke 2009-07-16 07:48:13 PDT
                             Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them markphip Mark Phippard 2009-07-16 07:51:51 PDT
                                 Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them fuscata Christopher Clarke 2009-07-16 07:56:33 PDT
                                     Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them stsp Stefan Sperling 2009-07-16 10:26:42 PDT
                                         Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them fuscata Christopher Clarke 2009-07-16 11:08:18 PDT
                                             Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them levyam Andy Levy 2009-07-16 11:12:53 PDT
                                                 Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them fuscata Christopher Clarke 2009-07-16 11:24:22 PDT
                                                     Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them levyam Andy Levy 2009-07-16 12:14:23 PDT
                                                     Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them stsp Stefan Sperling 2009-07-16 12:30:43 PDT
                                                         Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them fuscata Christopher Clarke 2009-07-16 13:18:14 PDT
                                                             Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them Stanley Klemme <s dot klemme at acfr dot usyd dot edu dot au> Stanley Klemme <s dot klemme at acfr dot usyd dot edu dot au> 2009-07-16 17:04:58 PDT
                                                                 Re: Remove items from source control without deleting them Stanley Klemme <s dot klemme at acfr dot usyd dot edu dot au> Stanley Klemme <s dot klemme at acfr dot usyd dot edu dot au> 2009-07-16 17:18:20 PDT
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