svn can't update due to illegal file name

[Alex Wang]

When I try to svn update, it shows the error as the attached file. I know it may caused by a illegal file name "*", which is created in Linux. But even after I remove the file and do commit in Linux, it still can't update in windows. I also do cleanup in windows, same result. What can I do?

Thanks,

Alex

 

[Niemann, Hartmut]

Can you rename the offending file in the repo browser?

 

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Dr. Hartmut Niemann

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[Alex Wang]

This file "*" has been removed from Linux. I can't see it in Repo browser.

Alex

On Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 8:32:53 PM UTC+8, H. Niemann wrote:

Can you rename the offending file in the repo browser?

 

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Dr. Hartmut Niemann

[Stefan]

On Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 1:46:00 AM UTC+1, Alex Wang wrote:

This file "*" has been removed from Linux. I can't see it in Repo browser.

You have to check out a fresh working copy. Your current one is now corrupted by the illegal filename.

[Alex Wang]

If it's corrupted, but why if I operate on Linux, everything is ok. This only happens on windows. I think maybe there are something wrong only in local data on Windows. The repository is very large now, I really don't want to check out again. Is there any way to fix the problem?

[Stefan]

On Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 6:36:37 AM UTC+1, Alex Wang wrote:

If it's corrupted, but why if I operate on Linux, everything is ok. This only happens on windows. I think maybe there are something wrong only in local data on Windows. The repository is very large now, I really don't want to check out again. Is there any way to fix the problem?

The char is not allowed as being part of a filename or path on Windows. That's why you get the error. And that's why the working copy is now corrupted.

There's no easy way to fix such a corrupted working copy - it would require editing internal files and SQLite DBs manually.

Best way is to check out a fresh working copy.

Also for the future: make sure that you don't commit files with the same name that only differ in case (e.g., "file.txt" and "File.txt") on Linux, because on Windows that will get you also a corrupted working copy: the Windows file system is case insensitive and two such files would therefore cause conflicts.

Stefan

[buwei wang]

That's a bad news for me. Anyway, thanks for the clarification.

Alex

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