Tortoise SVN Show Log from root folder doesn't show all

Question

I'm new to SVN (long-time cvs user), and am using Tortoise 1.6 (not allowed to update Tortoise).

My problem is this: performing the Show Log option from the root folder doesn't show revisions/commits that are correctly displayed when performing Show Log on individual revised/committed files from the sub-folder.

The Repo Browser option shows the same problem.

Tried the following without success: Disabling Log Caching, un-selecting "Hide unrelated changed paths", "Stop on copy/rename", and selecting "Include merged versions"

Thanks in advance for any help.

Answer 1

Maybe those subfolders are externals to the main folder. It doesn't matter if an external points to the same repository as the main folder itself. To view the log you'd have to checkout the working copy in which this folder will not be an external. Or do what you've been doing already, view logs from subfolders.

To find out which folders are externals right-click on main folder and then in menu go to TortoiseSVN > Properties. You will see a list of items. If one of them is svn:externals then that's it. Edit it, and in new window you'll see one or more items consisting of subfolder name and an URL to external repository. URL may be relative, with all kinds of "relativeness". To learn more about externals go to appropriate TortoiseSVN doc page .