Re: [Boost-docs] recommend use of svn copy

Subject: Re: [Boost-docs] recommend use of svn copy
From: Frank Mori Hess (frank.hess_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-12 21:56:26

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On Wednesday 12 September 2007 12:11 pm, Matias Capeletto wrote:
> On 9/12/07, Frank Mori Hess <frank.hess_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> > trac browser, it appears the files which were imported from elsewhere in
> > the boost svn were not created using the svn copy command.  This is

> That is my fault. I was not aware of this at that time. Is there
> anyway to fix this?
> I think BoostBook has not change in the main Boost trunk since then.

I'm not an svn expert, but if I had to do it, the best I could do without 
major effort would be to:

1) tag the current state of boost_docs/trunk and tell people not to commit to 
it until I was done.
2) svn del all the files in the boost_docs/trunk which should have been svn 
copied originally but weren't.
3) svn copy the deleted files from the main boost trunk to boost_docs/trunk.
4) copy (just plain old copy, not svn copy) the files from the tag made in 
step 1 over a checkout of the newly svn copied files in boost_docs/trunk, and 
then commit them.
5) make sure the all the files in the tag made in step 1 and in 
boost_docs/trunk are now the same.
6) tell people they can commit again.

This would still cause the loss of history for the commits made to these files 
since the creation of boost_docs (that history would only be available when 
looking at the files in the tag made in step 1).  When looking at the history 
in the trunk, you would only see the comment made when committing the changes 
in step 4.

- -- 
Frank
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