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| | == I'm trying to add a new file to the repository and I get an error on commit about mime types. What should I do? == | | == I'm trying to add a new file to the repository and I get an error on commit about mime types. What should I do? == |
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| − | You should set the mime type. | + | You should set the mime type. See [[mime-types]] for more information. |
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| − | Subversion uses file mime-types for lots of useful things like for web interface browsing of the repository. You can either set up your subversion config to auto-set mime types or you can directly set the mime type on the file before you commit the file using svn propset.
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| − | Sean provides a copy of his Subversion configuration that includes property settings for many file types. You can download and install it with this:
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| − | '''curl http://brlcad.org/~sean/subversion.config > ~/.subversion/config'''
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| − | Once installed, run ''svn revert'' on your new file and then add it again. The properties should be set if the config file is installed properly and it's a recognized file type.
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| − | This problem usually looks like this:
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| − | [sean@bz (Wed May 28 13:27:55) brlcad]$ svn commit some_new_file.c
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| − | Sending some_new_file.c
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| − | Transmitting file data ...svn: Commit failed (details follow):
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| − | svn: MERGE request failed on '/svnroot/brlcad/brlcad/trunk'
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| − | svn: 'pre-commit' hook failed with error output:
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| − | /var/local/mastertree/service-svn/hook-scripts/check-mime-type.pl:
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| − | brlcad/trunk/some_new_file.c : svn:mime-type is not set
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| − | Every added file must have the svn:mime-type property set. In
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| − | addition text files must have the svn:eol-style property set.
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| − | For binary files try running
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| − | svn propset svn:mime-type application/octet-stream path/of/file
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| − | For text files try
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| − | svn propset svn:mime-type text/plain path/of/file
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| − | svn propset svn:eol-style native path/of/file
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| − | You may want to consider uncommenting the auto-props section
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| − | in your ~/.subversion/config file. Read the Subversion book
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| − | (http://svnbook.red-bean.com/), Chapter 7, Properties section,
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| − | Automatic Property Setting subsection for more help.
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| − | [sean@bz (Wed May 28 13:28:55) brlcad]$ svn revert some_new_file.c
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| − | Reverted 'some_new_file.c'
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| − | [sean@bz (Wed May 28 13:29:55) brlcad]$ curl http://brlcad.org/~sean/subversion.config > ~/.subversion/config
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| − | % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
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| − | Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
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| − | 100 10810 100 10810 0 0 30099 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 81278
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| − | [sean@bz (Wed May 28 13:30:55) brlcad]$ svn add some_new_file.c
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| − | A some_new_file.c
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| − | [sean@bz (Wed May 28 13:31:55) brlcad]$ svn commit some_new_file.c
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| − | ... no mime type error ...
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