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

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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?

You should set the mime type. See mime-types for more information.