File marked to ignore is flagged as deleted

[Sir Steve Davis]

I have a WordPress plugin that I update using TortoiseSVN V1.14.1 on Win 10

There is a specific file that I don't want to include in updates.  I have marked it to be excluded "tortoisesvn > unversion and add to ignore list" which puts an X on the file icon.  So far so good.

The issue is that when I next go to commit, the file is listed as deleted and it looks like it will be deleted from the repository if I proceed.

Is that accurate or is it simply ambiguous, in that it is being ignored, but it won't really be deleted.

[Stefan]

On Monday, April 19, 2021 at 2:36:09 AM UTC+2 geek...@gmail.com wrote:

I have a WordPress plugin that I update using TortoiseSVN V1.14.1 on Win 10

There is a specific file that I don't want to include in updates.  I have marked it to be excluded "tortoisesvn > unversion and add to ignore list" which puts an X on the file icon.  So far so good.

That also means the file is under version control!

 

The issue is that when I next go to commit, the file is listed as deleted and it looks like it will be deleted from the repository if I proceed.

Is that accurate or is it simply ambiguous, in that it is being ignored, but it won't really be deleted.

The file must be deleted to be ignored, because it is currently under version control. You can of course recreate the file afterwards and then leave it unversioned.

Or, if the file must be under version control but you never want to commit your own changes, consider making the versioned file a *.tmpl file and have each user make a personal copy of that file.

Or: in the commit dialog right-click on that file and select "move to changelist->ignore on commit"