Re: [boost] SVN problem with commit

From: Doug Gregor (dgregor_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-02 16:28:36

On Aug 2, 2007, at 4:21 PM, Henrik Sundberg wrote:

> 2007/8/2, Doug Gregor <dgregor_at_[hidden]>:
>> Did you perform a clean check-out after 7PM EDT yesterday? If not,
>> I'm guessing that's the problem.
>
> Can you explain why a clean checkout is needed?

Because I re-imported all of Boost CVS in that last down-time, to  
correct the MIME type problems caused by bugs in the CVS->Subversion  
script.

> What is it that subversion does not handle in a normal update?

Getting the repository switched from underneath it.

> Will this be needed now and then?

It should never be needed again. This was a particularly strange case.

        - Doug