SVN Error at revision XXXX doesn't exist

[Jean-François Davignon]

I have a script that creates the folder structure for a new project, imports, checks-out in place, sets and commits externals, then finally updates the whole project to fetch the external code.

Note that the externals are not pinned to a revision.

My problem is that in the final update I have two external files that are reported as not existing at the given revision:

External failed: C:\Crap\BlueRodeo\Build\build.py  

Error: URL   

Error: 'https://xxx.xxx.xxx/Trunk/Build/build.py'   

Error: at revision 17434 doesn't exist  

...

External failed: C:\Crap\BlueRodeo\Build\svn_dev.py  

Error: URL   

Error: 'https:///xxx.xxx.xxx/Trunk/Build/svn_dev.py'   

Error: at revision 17434 doesn't exist  

Yet the files do exist and are at the URL specified.  I triple checked the properties, I checked out the original folder without a problem.

Anyone ever see this before?

JF

[Ryan Schmidt]

Sure. Are you sure https://xxx.xxx.xxx/Trunk/Build/build.py exists at revision 17434? does it exist at HEAD? How is the external specified exactly?

Often this is the kind of error you will get when you don't pin your externals with a peg revision, and the item you're trying to pull in via the external is moved, renamed, or deleted in a later revision.