SVN / Subversion 1.7 and Eclipse Subversive & JavaHL

Question

I have just upgraded to TortoiseSVN 1.6.99, Build 21709, (Subversion 1.7.0, -dev). I am having problem in my Eclipse Subversive 0.7.9.I20100512-1900 & JavaHL 1.6.15. Have tried to update my Eclipse plugins. Anyone have an solution?

Error at Eclipse:

Share project was failed. Unsupported working copy format svn: The path 'XXX' appears to be part of a Subversion 1.7 or greater working copy. Please upgrade your Subversion client to use this working copy.

Solution 1

You are aware of the Subversion 1.7 state? It is currently a beta-2 state and not intended for production? Furthermore it couldn't work with the working copy, cause the working copy format of 1.7 has changed and it will not upgrade your working copy automatically. If you like to use 1.7-beta-2 you have to use the JavaHL version of Subversion 1.7-beta-2 instead of 1.6.X. The above mentioned is also true for TortoiseSVN, cause the version you mentioned is a BETA! (as explained on the TortoiseSVN site.

Solution 2

Bear in mind that Subversive doesn't communicate with your working copy directly; it is only an interface for Eclipse. The communication runs through an SVN connector such as SVNKit or JavaHL. This is the software you should update to resolve your problem.

In my case I'm using SVNKit, which can be updated like so:

1. Make sure Eclipse's update sites are pointing to Polarion's recommendations. Here's what my update sites look like:
2. You'll need the latest version of Subversive SVN Connectors, so make sure the Subversive update site is enabled and let Eclipse check for updates through Help, Check for updates.
   • Check Eclipse's Installation Details to confirm that you've got Subversive SVN Connectors version 2.3.0.I20120413-1700 or later. To do so, go to Help, About, then click "Installation details".
   • If you haven't gotten a new version, you might need to uninstall the old one, and grab the new one from the Subversive update site.
3. Now you may update SVNKit. Select Help, Install new software to bring up the software installation window.
4. Select the latest SVNKit (as of this writing, 1.7.4) and install it.
5. Restart Eclipse.

If Subversive is using the wrong connector after restarting Eclipse, select the right newest one from the preferences screen (under Preferences, select Team, SVN then click the tab "SVN Connectors").

Solution 3

This is now solved with Subclipse 1.8 versions.

Solution 4

Proper selection of subclipse & SVN connector will solve the problem.

I am using ecplise indigo and Tortoise SVN 1.8 The installation of Subclipse 1.10.5 & Subversion JavaHL Native Library Adapter 1.8.10 solved the problem.

refer to http://subclipse.tigris.org/servlets/ProjectProcess?pageID=p4wYuA

Solution 5

Under Window->Preferences->Team->SVN, SVN Connector tab, set the svn connector to the latest SVN kit, SVNKit 1.8.0:

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Comments

[Lee Chee Kiam]

My TortoiseSVN prompted me to upgrade. Not sure why it installed beta version for me. I do not see JavaHL support 1.7. Do you have the link?

[khmarbaise]

no sorry. As far as i know the 1.7 is not available onyl via source code from SVN directly..May be via one of the the update-sites in eclipse?

[Lee Chee Kiam]

I tried both community.polarion.com/projects/subversive/download/eclipse/‌​2.0/… and community.polarion.com/projects/subversive/download/eclipse/‌​2.0/…. The maximum I can get is 1.6.15. So no luck, maybe I should downgrade my SVN. :(

[khmarbaise]

Definitely you should downgrade.

[Lee Chee Kiam]

Normally I will go to tortoisesvn.net, then click download page to download latest client. But today when TortoiseSVN prompted me to upgrade, that home page has provided link to download, but is actually beta. :(

[Salman]

As of October 19, TortoiseSVN 1.7 full has been released but still no update for Eclipse Subversive. Pretty annoying.

[Jonathan Geisler]

Possibly. The question was explicitly about Subversive though, not Subclipse.

[Lèse majesté]

I was tricked into upgrading Tortoise as well as my eclipse project's working copy. And there doesn't appear to be a way to downgrade working copies from 1.7 to 1.6.

[Bahadır Yıldırım]

SVNKit 1.7 has been out since early this month, and can be installed via Eclipse. I've outlined the steps in my answer.

[jurchiks]

Thanks a lot, your guide is really helpful.

[Ben]

Using Indigo I could not get this to work. The solution for me was to uninstall all svn-like modules and then reinstall subversive from the Marketplace.

[Bahadır Yıldırım]

SVN Kit 1.7.* has been available in the release channel for some time now, so you should just be able to grab it from the SVN Connector dialog. Checking for updates should work, but if not, uninstall Subversive and install the release version from Eclipse Indigo or Juno's built-in update site under "Collaboration".

[kodeart]

Very nice, this fixed my Aptana Studio 3 (build 3.2.2.x)

[pal4life]

Hi, My Eclipse already has all the latest versions for Subversive and the SVNKit as well, even than it is giving this message. What else to look for ? Thanks

[pal4life]

This is about SVN or Tortoise Eclipse, no need for Subclipse to be mentioned here.