SVN propset svn:externals Error

Question

I am trying to set the external to a specific revision via command line. Earlier I got an error indicating that I needed to use the working directory when I used the repository URL for both my source and destination. I changed the destination folder to my working directory. I do not want to have the externed folder added to my working directory(seems it should be unnecessary).

Notes:

• http replaced with htp to avoid hyperlinks.
• htps://svn.company.com/svn/Build = location of the externed folder
• C:/Subversion/Build/Tool = folder where the svn property 'svn:externals' is set

Here is my syntax:

svn propset svn:externals -- "-r611 htp://svn.company.com/svn/Build" "C:/Subversion/Build/Tool"

Here is the error I get: svn: E195005:

Error parsing svn:externals property on 'C:/Subversion/Build/Tool: '-r611 htp://svn.company.com/svn/Build

Any help with syntax/ cause of error is appreciated

Answer 1

1. External folder's content will not appear in your WC until you will not perform svn up after defining externals
2. You must to read at least svn help ps (in the part of externals format)
3. You miss at least one mandatory parameter and wrongly define second

For command

WC>svn propset svn:externals "https://subversion.assembla.com/svn/customlocations-greylink/trunk/Local Data" .

where WC is root of Working copy of repository-trunk I defined directory subdir Data (not existing before as real folder in tree) of current dir (.) as container for HEAD-revision for content of directory /trunk/Local from external repo

In case of fixed external -r NNN have to be added in front of URL

Full command

svn propset svn:externals "-r611 htp://svn.company.com/svn/Build" Build/Tool

must map htp://svn.company.com/svn/Build at the revision 611 to folder Build/Tool in repo-folder, linked to your WC ( /trunk ?)

Easier form is writing value of svn:externals into file and using -F option in propset. If externals.txt contain string

-r611 htp://svn.company.com/svn/Build

(without double quotes here)

svn propset svn:externals -F externals.txt Build/Tool

will produce the same result as the above command. Added value - for permanent path you can always use the same command and change only extermal text-file

Answer 2

Uh, did you mean htp or http? Because I see htp. Maybe that's causing the problem.