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uuu777
uuu777

Reputation: 891

Storing xml file in svn

I am keeping .xml files under svn. I would like to include svn info into comment section similar to c++: '// $Id$'

I tried '<!-- $Id$ -->' it was not recognized by svn as a keyword. Please help.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 774

Answers (2)

Matteo
Matteo

Reputation: 14940

The problem is not in the XML file (you can type the $Id$ keyword in any file).

But you have to tell Subversion that you want the keyword substitution on the particular file.

For example for the Id and Author keywords

svn propset svn:keywords 'Id Author' yourfile.xml

You can also instruct Subversion to enable the substitution with auto-props.

In your Subversion client config file (e.g., ~/.subversion/config) in the [miscellany] section, set enable-auto-props to true.

And in the [auto-props] section (probably need to create it) you can define the rules.

For example:

[miscellany]
enable-auto-props = true

[auto-props]
*.xml = svn:keywords=Id

Upvotes: 2

Ian Roberts
Ian Roberts

Reputation: 122414

<!-- $Id$ --> is fine, the issue is that Subversion only replaces keywords in files that you've specifically tagged with the svn:keywords property. If you do

svn propset svn:keywords Id file.xml

then it'll update the comment when you next commit.

To make this the default for all newly-added .xml files you would need to edit the "auto-props" definitions in your subversion configuration, or (if you're on subversion 1.8.x or later) set the svn:auto-props property on one of the ancestor directories up the tree. The Subversion book has the full details.

Upvotes: 0

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