[Building Sakai] SVN override sub directory in externals

[Matthew Jones]

Yea, I can't think of any way at the moment to hack around this if you
still want it to work directly with the 'svn co' command. This was how cafe
was originally checked out (individual subdirectories) and it would work
for osp if you didn't need the files in the root directory.

If you can require that everyone using this repository also uses a special
svn override function or a wrapper script then you can work around it.
Nothing in the current released versions that I can find though.

I continually keep adding features as I see them to my 'local' svn function
to fix things that aren't in the code yet. ;) (Like the option to make
ignore-externals the default)

If you *wanted* you could *probably* also:
check out osp and then this portal to a separate folder
osp https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/osp/branches/sakai-2.8.x/
osp/longsight-portal<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/

Then you could replace the <modules>portal</modules> in the osp pom with
longsight-portal, if pom modifications are easier/possible. :)

None of these are completely automatic though :( If only SVN had pre and
post externals hooks!

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Bryan Holladay <holladay at longsight.com>wrote:

> 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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