[Zodb-checkins] Re: SVN: Ovulation.

[Philipp von Weitershausen]

Chris McDonough wrote:
> I copied the file revisions into the sandbox in order to not have this
> happen.
> 
> But I'm clearly incapable of understanding just HTF to use SVN apparently.
> 
> Why does it say I'm adding the file to the tag?  And what does "U" mean?

That the file was changed.

> I'm sure I've totally fucked things.  Dammit.
> 
> Why does Subversion let you commit back to a tag?

Because tags are just directory copies, like a branch.

I wish svn was able to give revision numbers human readable aliases.
Then tagging would really mean selecting a particular revision and
aliasing it with a name. No copy involved and no potential mess ups like
this.

Philipp