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I have a branch of the trunk. I need to re-set the properties of the externals in the branch to a different point. My idea was to remove them all and re-set them with propset. When I type svn propdel svn:externals http://path-to-branch/externals

I get

svn: E200009: Targets must be working copy paths

Whats the problem with my command?

Brian Tompsett - 汤莱恩
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  • Ok, i've tried: svn propset --revprop -r HEAD svn:externals "http://abc /abc" http://svn-server-path-to-branch/Externals svn: E175002: DAV request failed; it's possible that the repository's pre-revprop-change hook either failed or is non-existent svn: E175008: At least one property change failed; repository is unchanged svn: E175002: Error setting property 'externals': Revprop change blocked by pre-revprop-change hook (exit code 1) with output: Changing revision properties other than svn:log is prohibited Not sure what that means... – Guy Nov 14 '12 at 15:42
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    "Revprop change blocked by pre-revprop-change hoot" - Assuming that's a typo and you meant hook, it means there's a custom pre-rev hook thats preventing you from making the change. You'll need to contact your repository's administrator. – Peter Bratton Nov 14 '12 at 15:49

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Your command is operating on the repository URL, not a working copy. Check out a working copy first:

svn co http://path-to-branch path/to/workingcopy

Then modify the property in your working copy: 

svn propdel svn:externals path/to/workingcopy

Commit the change, and you should be all set. I would be remiss not to point out that it is not actually necessary to delete them first, propedit will overwrite whatever the property was beforehand.

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  • I've tried the following to over write some properties, but i'm not sure of the syntax: – Guy Nov 14 '12 at 15:09
  • I've tried the following to over write some properties, but i'm not sure of the syntax: svn propset svn:externals --revprop -r HEAD "http://abc /abc" "http://target-to-svn-branch/externals" but it says that at least one propery change failed and "Error setting property 'externals': Revprop change blocked by pre-revprop-change hoot... Changing revision properties other than svn:log is prohibited" – Guy Nov 14 '12 at 15:25
  • @Gui - externals is versioned property of PATH, not unversioned of revision – Lazy Badger Nov 14 '12 at 15:43
  • "Revprop change blocked by pre-revprop-change hoot" - Assuming that's a typo and you meant hook, it means there's a custom pre-rev hook thats preventing you from making the change. You'll need to contact your repository's administrator. – Peter Bratton Nov 14 '12 at 15:48