[Python-Dev] Buildbots have trouble checking out the repository due to recent changes.

[Georg Brandl]

Alexandre Vassalotti schrieb:

> When I rename a module I use "svn copy", since "svn remove" doesn't
> pick up changes made to the "deleted" file. For example, here is what
> I did for PixMapWrapper:
> 
>    svn copy ./Lib/plat-mac/PixMapWrapper.py ./Lib/plat-mac/pixmapwrapper.py
>    edit ./Lib/plat-mac/PixMapWrapper.py
>    svn commit
> 
> It seems that I could avoid this error by using "cp" instead of "svn
> copy" (which I did use for renaming copy_reg). However, I am not sure
> if this method doesn't preserve the full history of file.
> 
> So, how should I do to fix the failing buildbots?

In any case, how does SVN on Windows handle this situation, having two
identical filenames -- except for case -- in one directory?

Georg

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