On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 18:34, Julian Foad <julian.f...@wandisco.com> wrote: > On Thu, 2011-02-10, C. Michael Pilato wrote: >> Now tracked as http://subversion.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3804 >> >> On 07/29/2010 10:14 AM, C. Michael Pilato wrote: >> > Sorta kinda. Let's use our own tree as an example. We start with an empty >> > checkout of the root of our project: >> > >> > $ svn co --depth empty http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion \ >> > subversion >> > $ cd subversion >> > >> > Now you decide that you want the trunk code for our cmdline tests (and only >> > that code). You can do this today by the following lengthy process: >> > >> > $ svn up --depth empty trunk >> > $ svn up --depth empty trunk/subversion >> > $ svn up --depth empty trunk/subversion/tests >> > $ svn up trunk/subversion/tests/cmdline >> > >> > (IIRC, --depth and --set-depth are equivalent here because this behavior is >> > more checkout-like than update-like.) >> > >> > Alternatively, I *suspect* you could do this: >> > >> > $ svn up --depth empty trunk trunk/subversion trunk/subversion/tests >> > $ svn up trunk/subversion/tests/cmdline >> > >> > So, fewer commands, but still an annoying approach. Elango is wondering >> > why >> > 'svn update' doesn't add missing-but-needed parent directories (at >> > depth=empty) by default. Why can't the above be shortened to just: >> > >> > $ svn up trunk/subversion/tests/cmdline >> > >> > ? >> > >> > I think that's a fair question to ask. Note that if we like the idea but >> > don't wish to make it the default behavior, we have the --parents option we >> > can employ here to toggle it: >> > >> > $ svn up --parents trunk/subversion/tests/cmdline > > +1 to doing this, with the "--parents" flag required. (Given that we > already use --parents in other subcommands, it would feel unnecessary > and inconsistent not to require it here.) > > p.s. C-Mike, did I dream it, or did you implement something similar just > a few weeks ago? Maybe --parents for another subcommand?
I'm confused, isn't this already implemented? svn_client_update4() has a parameter 'makeparents' for which the docs tell: * If @a make_parents is TRUE, create any non-existent parent * directories also by checking them out at depth=empty. it mentions "parent directories" (plural), so I would assume that this already should be implemented as requested? Stefan -- ___ oo // \\ "De Chelonian Mobile" (_,\/ \_/ \ TortoiseSVN \ \_/_\_/> The coolest Interface to (Sub)Version Control /_/ \_\ http://tortoisesvn.net
