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Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor

Reputation: 13160

Unable to svn import but can svn checkout

So On Windows, my svn repository is at C:\Code\SVN and contains a number of projects. Have an svnserver running using

svnserve --root c:\code\svn --daemon

I can check out existing projects using

svn checkout svn://localhost/projectname

But when I try and import a new preoject into the repository using

svn import . svn://localhost/ -m "initial repos"

It just complains

svn: No repository found in 'svn://localhost'

I get the same problem if I try to use the SmartSVN tool instead, how can this be.

EDIT:Trying suggestion below was no better

svn import . svn://localhost/newProjectName -m "balblabal" 
svn: No repository found in 'svn://localhost/newProjectName'

Upvotes: 3

Views: 943

Answers (3)

Dialecticus
Dialecticus

Reputation: 16779

One svn repository has the following directories: conf, dav, db, hooks, locks. If you have several folders with such subfolders then you have several repositories. Command svn import needs an already created repository. If you want to create new repository then use svnadmin create.

Upvotes: 1

mliebelt
mliebelt

Reputation: 15525

I think that starting svnserve --root c:\code\svn --daemon leads to a process that serves all repositories. So when using an svn client, you should address in which repository you want to do something. See for an example the "svn import in svn red book". If your command would succeed, all files and directories located in your current directory would be imported at the root of your subversion repository (which is a bad idea either).

Upvotes: 0

Adrian Shum
Adrian Shum

Reputation: 40076

Should it be 

svn import . svn://localhost/newProjectName -m "balblabal"

?

Upvotes: 1

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