TortoiseSVN and Apache subversion version compatibility

[Anthony Perlinski]

I just upgraded my TortoiseSVN (Windows 7, 64-bit) to 1.8.2. Now I cannot access my repository which is at subversion 1.7 (or earlier). I have access to another repository that is at subversion 1.8 and I do not have any issues accessing the repository.
If someone knows for sure, I would like to verify that this is indeed a version issue. Is it true that 1.8 cannot access repositories with a subversion version of 1.7 or earlier? I have seen articles that state that TortoiseSVN 1.8 is backwards compatible with earlier versions (pre 1.8) of subversion 1.8.

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[Andy Levy]

On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Anthony Perlinski <awp...@sandia.gov> wrote:
> I just upgraded my TortoiseSVN (Windows 7, 64-bit) to 1.8.2. Now I cannot access my repository which is at subversion 1.7 (or earlier). I have access to another repository that is at subversion 1.8 and I do not have any issues accessing the repository.
> If someone knows for sure, I would like to verify that this is indeed a version issue. Is it true that 1.8 cannot access repositories with a subversion version of 1.7 or earlier? I have seen articles that state that TortoiseSVN 1.8 is backwards compatible with earlier versions (pre 1.8) of subversion 1.8.

When using remote access (svnserve, Apache) for a repository, all 1.x
clients are compatible with all 1.x servers. When mixing minor
versions, some features may be disabled because one end or the other
doesn't support them. There have been some glitches with the change in
HTTP library with 1.8 but "I cannot access my repository" is not
enough information to say if that's what's happening to you.

I would not recommend mixing client versions when accessing via the
file:/// scheme - it *may* work, but there may be some oddities. You
shouldn't be using this scheme anyway except for a single-user
scenario with the repository stored locally.

Working copies can only be accessed by multiple client versions if
those clients have matching minor numbers - a working copy that needs
to be accessed by a 1.6 client can only be accessed by other 1.6
clients, for example.

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[Anthony Perlinski]

Sorry, hopefully, I can clarify. I currently access two repositories using the TSVN 1.7.2 client. One of the repositories was updated to FSFS 6 (I believe that it was SVN V1.8). I was informed that I can only use TSVN 1.8 in order to access the repository. After I upgraded my TSVN, I attempted to access my second repository (which was not upgraded to FSFS 6) using the repo-browser. The cursor just spins but nothing happens; there is no time-out, etc. Everything I have read states that TSVN 1.8 is downward compatible with earlier versions of the SVN but I cannot seem to access the repository. I hope this helps.

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[Andy Levy]

On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 11:49 AM, Anthony Perlinski <awp...@sandia.gov> wrote:
> Sorry, hopefully, I can clarify. I currently access two repositories using the TSVN 1.7.2 client. One of the repositories was updated to FSFS 6 (I believe that it was SVN V1.8). I was informed that I can only use TSVN 1.8 in order to access the repository. After I upgraded my TSVN, I attempted to access my second repository (which was not upgraded to FSFS 6) using the repo-browser. The cursor just spins but nothing happens; there is no time-out, etc. Everything I have read states that TSVN 1.8 is downward compatible with earlier versions of the SVN but I cannot seem to access the repository. I hope this helps.
>

You haven't clarified much, if anything. What method (protocol) are
you using to access the repositories?

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[Anthony Perlinski]

We are using a Subversion-aware Apache server with SSL encryption (https://)

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