I suspect this explains the weird problems I've experienced with XCode project files (which are also bundles). Versions (or rather SVN) often doesn't recognise them as being in the repository and/or complains that 'they already exist' when trying to submit. ~ Robin | [email protected] | twitter: robincharlton
2009/5/22 Quinn Taylor <[email protected]> > This is a common problem with bundle directories, and one that is still > unsolved (at least, in the ideal way) for Subversion. The workaround is to > archive the app bundle in a ZIP or similar file and store that in the > repository, unfortunate as that is. However, storing app executables in > Subversion is generally not the best idea. If you can build it from source, > any revision is sufficient to reconstruct the binary at any point in time. > This may not fit every scenario, but it's a good rule of thumb. > > - Quinn > > > On May 20, 2009, at 2:25 PM, Larry G wrote: > > >> I'm developing Mac applications using Zinc and Flash. When I'm done it >> produces a .app file that can be run in OSX. Versions shows .app files >> as folders and after committing will drop .svn folders within the .app >> file. Now I understand that .app files is just a packaged folder and >> that any folder/file with the extension .app will be treated as an >> application in OSX. >> >> So the problem that I have happens after my Checkout.app file has been >> committed to my repository. I do another build and compile a new >> Checkout.app file which overwrites the one that was committed (thus >> deleting all .svn files contained within the Checkout.app file). Then >> Versions shows an error with the new Checkout.app file and will not >> commit because of the missing .svn files. I get the following message: >> >> '/Users/larry.gordon/dev/projects/trunk/bin/Checkout.app' is not a >> working copy >> Can't open file '/Users/larry.gordon/dev/projects/trunk/bin/ >> Checkout.app/.svn/entries': No such file or directory >> >> How can I continue to update my Checkout.app file and also keep it >> backed up in the repository? >> >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Versions" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/versions?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
