Author: sebb
Date: Mon Apr 5 21:19:43 2010
New Revision: 930964
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=930964&view=rev
Log:
Expand description of "svn cp URL1 URL2" method (second mention)
Modified:
commons/proper/commons-site/trunk/src/site/xdoc/releases/prepare.xml
Modified: commons/proper/commons-site/trunk/src/site/xdoc/releases/prepare.xml
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/commons/proper/commons-site/trunk/src/site/xdoc/releases/prepare.xml?rev=930964&r1=930963&r2=930964&view=diff
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--- commons/proper/commons-site/trunk/src/site/xdoc/releases/prepare.xml
(original)
+++ commons/proper/commons-site/trunk/src/site/xdoc/releases/prepare.xml Mon
Apr 5 21:19:43 2010
@@ -407,10 +407,17 @@
Note that the "svn update" step is necessary in order to ensure that
the directory being
copied does not have a mix of files at various revisions; even if the
files haven't changed
since the last svn update this can cause "svn log -v" on the new
directory to report files as
- having been (R)eplaced. Alternatively, use "svn cp URL1 URL2" which
will copy files
- internally within the repository without using the local working copy;
this always ensures
- a clean copy is made.
+ having been (R)eplaced.
</p>
+ <p>Alternatively, use "svn cp URLsrc URLtag"</p>
+ <pre>
+ svn cp -m "Creating foo-1.2-release branch" \
+ https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/proper/foo/trunk \
+
https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/proper/foo/branches/foo-1.2-release
+ </pre>
+ <p>which will copy files internally within the repository without using
the local working copy:
+ this always ensures a clean copy is made.
+ </p>
<p>
Build distributions from a fresh checkout of the RC tag.
Post the release candidate into the public folder
<em>~/public_html</em> in your home directory
