svn: Unexpected end of svndiff input - can't check out the code from repository

[radu]

Hello,

Is there something wrong with the repository?
svn checkout http://ubiquity.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ ubiquity-read-
only

I am still getting the error: svn: Unexpected end of svndiff input

C:\ubiquity>svn --version
svn, version 1.5.4 (r33841)
compiled Oct 23 2008, 08:54:42

It has been 2 weeks since I have attempted to get all the code -
without success.

Regards,
Radu.

[Rahul Akolkar]

On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 12:17 PM, radu <radu_m...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Is there something wrong with the repository?

<snip/>

Definitely not universally.

> svn checkout http://ubiquity.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ ubiquity-read-
> only
>
> I am still getting the error: svn: Unexpected end of svndiff input
>
> C:\ubiquity>svn --version
> svn, version 1.5.4 (r33841)
> compiled Oct 23 2008, 08:54:42
>
> It has been 2 weeks since I have attempted to get all the code -
> without success.
>

<snap/>

I can imagine that'd be a little discomforting.

However, since very few of us here (if any at all) can reproduce that,
I'd suggest the following:

1) Trying some variations to narrow down the issue
* Different machine
* Different network / ISP
* Different SVN client

2) Responding to the GC hosting thread I linked to when you asked this
before, and checking if there are any updates -- that is perhaps the
more appropriate forum for this question

3) Some research via search engines etc. (just pasting that message
yeilds many hits, many one of those has a hint you need)

Finally, if you figure it out and are so inclined, do reply to this
thread and let us know since it can help anyone else who runs into the
same issue.

-Rahul

> Regards,
> Radu.
>

[Mark Birbeck]

Hi Radu,

I think Rahul has covered your main options, but a couple more to try
that are in the 'clutching at straws' category.

First, I've just noticed that you are trying to checkout from the
Ubiquity project:

<http://ubiquity.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/>

This is the umbrella for all of the Ubiquity modules, but it isn't the
Ubiquity XForms project itself. Was that just a typing mistake, or are
you really trying to checkout from there? As it happens, it should
still work but if there is a problem with Ubiquity that's less of an
issue than a problem with Ubiquity XForms. You should instead be
checking out from:

<http://ubiquity-xforms.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/>

The second this is to ensure that you have a perfectly clean directory
as your target directory. Ordinarily, if you try to checkout into a
directory that has other files in, you'll get an error message that is
different to the one you are seeing, so this is probably not the
problem.

But I think it's worth a try, particularly since some of your attempts
before seemed to have returned you only half a file or something.

So either make sure you have completely deleted the target directory,
or alternatively, use a different name for the directory next time you
try it.

Regards,

Mark

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[Radu Marian]

Mark,

Thanks for following up.  I have tried your suggestion from my home computer - (no dev tools whatsoever - had to install collabnet subversion) - same error - Unexpected end of svndiff input:

C:\ubiquity>svn checkout http://ubiquity-xforms.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ ubiquity-read-only
A    ubiquity-read-only\build
A    ubiquity-read-only\build\prepare-distribution.bat
A    ubiquity-read-only\build\lint-ux.bat
A    ubiquity-read-only\build\create-dist-directory.bat
A    ubiquity-read-only\build\copy-distributables.bat
A    ubiquity-read-only\build\build-ux.bat
A    ubiquity-read-only\assets
A    ubiquity-read-only\assets\style
A    ubiquity-read-only\assets\style\hint.css
A    ubiquity-read-only\assets\style\default.css
A    ubiquity-read-only\assets\style\message.css
A    ubiquity-read-only\assets\bg-fader.gif
A    ubiquity-read-only\assets\thumb-n.gif
A    ubiquity-read-only\_samples
A    ubiquity-read-only\_samples\xforms-switch.html
A    ubiquity-read-only\_samples\xforms-hint.html
A    ubiquity-read-only\_samples\xforms-binding-exception.html
A    ubiquity-read-only\_samples\xforms-alert.html
A    ubiquity-read-only\_samples\Loan
A    ubiquity-read-only\_samples\Loan\style
A    ubiquity-read-only\_samples\Loan\style\gen_default.css
A    ubiquity-read-only\_samples\Loan\loan.xhtml

svn: Unexpected end of svndiff input

C:\ubiquity>svn --version
svn, version 1.5.4 (r33841)
   compiled Oct 23 2008, 08:54:42

Is there another subverion client available - I can try?  Which subversion client do you use?

Thanks,
Radu.

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From: Mark Birbeck <mark.b...@webbackplane.com>
To: ubiquit...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 3:24:35 PM
Subject: Re: svn: Unexpected end of svndiff input - can't check out the code from repository

[Mark Birbeck]

Hi Radu,

I'm sorry that you are still having problems.

> Is there another subverion client available - I can try? Which subversion
> client do you use?

I'm using the Syncro SVN client:

<http://www.syncrosvnclient.com/>

Regards,

Mark

[Radu Marian]

Mark,

I have tried the syncrosvnclient and get the same results - getting the same error.  Can you please check if this is the right content of the _samples folder - see output below.

I have also tried all my svn clients - against - http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/trunk - and they work just fine.

Which tells me this is a problem with - http://ubiquity-xforms.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ - can you please test from another computer than yours?

_samples folder - see output below.

C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan
C:\ubiquity\_samples\xforms-alert.html
C:\ubiquity\_samples\xforms-binding-exception.html
C:\ubiquity\_samples\xforms-hint.html
C:\ubiquity\_samples\xforms-switch.html
C:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\all-wcprops
C:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\entries
C:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\format
C:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\prop-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\props
C:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\text-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\tmp
C:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\prop-base\xforms-alert.html.svn-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\prop-base\xforms-binding-exception.html.svn-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\prop-base\xforms-hint.html.svn-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\prop-base\xforms-switch.html.svn-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\text-base\xforms-alert.html.svn-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\text-base\xforms-binding-exception.html.svn-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\text-base\xforms-hint.html.svn-baseC:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\text-base\xforms-switch.html.svn-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\tmp\prop-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\tmp\props
C:\ubiquity\_samples\.svn\tmp\text-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\loan.xhtml
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\style
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\.svn\all-wcprops
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\.svn\entries
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\.svn\format
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\.svn\prop-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\.svn\props
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\.svn\text-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\.svn\tmp
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\.svn\prop-base\loan.xhtml.svn-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\.svn\text-base\loan.xhtml.svn-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\.svn\tmp\prop-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\.svn\tmp\props
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\.svn\tmp\text-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\.svn\tmp\text-base\xforms-forms-a-loan.html.svn-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\style\gen_default.css
C: \ubiquity\_samples\Loan\style\.svn\all-wcprops
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\style\.svn\entries
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\style\.svn\format
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\style\.svn\prop-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\style\.svn\props
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\style\.svn\text-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\style\.svn\tmp
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\style\.svn\prop-base\gen_default.css.svn-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\style\.svn\text-base\gen_default.css.svn-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\style\.svn\tmp\prop-base
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\style\.svn\tmp\props
C:\ubiquity\_samples\Loan\style\.svn\tmp\text-base

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From: Mark Birbeck <mark.b...@webbackplane.com>
To: ubiquit...@googlegroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:49:08 PM

Subject: Re: svn: Unexpected end of svndiff input - can't check out the code from repository