[Building Sakai] SVN override sub directory in externals

[Bryan Holladay]

Seth,

I tried force and that gave me the same error:

svn co --force https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/msub/longsight.com/custom_builds/60/distros/2.8.x
60_distros_2.8.x

Fetching external item into '60_distros_2.8.x/osp/portal'
svn: warning: '60_distros_2.8.x/osp/portal' is already a working copy
for a different URL


Matt,

I was hoping to avoid having to name each tool in OSP, not to mention
that there is a pom file and other items in sakai/osp.  But its
looking that that's the only way.  At least the tools won't have to be
branched (just the osp/pom.xml and other files).


Thanks,
Bryan


On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Matthew Jones <matthew at longsight.com> wrote:
> I don't think externals allows you to do that directly. It would have to
> realize what you want to do is an svn switch.
>
> It also sounds like it would be great if svn externals supported a depth or
> no recursion, but that looks like an unfulfilled feature. :(
> http://subversion.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3216
>
> You could probably branch the top level of osp and create an externals there
> with each individual
> subdirectory.
>
> common https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/osp/branches/sakai-2.8.x/common
> docs  https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/osp/branches/sakai-2.8.x/docs
> glossary  https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/osp/branches/sakai-2.8.x/glossary
> . . .
> portal https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/msub/longsight.com/osp/sakai-2.8.x/portal-2.8.x_features-backport/
>
> Then include that directory in your externals? :)
>
> One time in an old build process at Michigan, I had a perl wrapper for SVN
> had a special case where if the directory was specified again it would
> perform a switch. Seemed like a good idea. :(
>
> -Matthew
>
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Bryan Holladay <holladay at longsight.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone know how to override a sub directory in SVN's .externals?
>> My example is trying to override an OSP tool but keep the rest of the
>> OSP tools the same:
>>
>> .externals:
>>
>> osp https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/osp/branches/sakai-2.8.x/
>> osp/portal
>> https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/msub/longsight.com/osp/sakai-2.8.x/portal-2.8.x_features-backport/
>>
>>
>> SVN CO doesn't work and I get this error:
>>
>> Fetching external item into '60_distros_2.8.x/osp/portal'
>> svn: warning: '60_distros_2.8.x/osp/portal' is already a working copy
>> for a different URL
>>
>>
>> SVN UP works and replaces it correctly.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bryan
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