'svnadmin: File already exists' when loading dump file

[Malcolm Arnold <ma...@gmail.com>]

Hi,

I'm trying to migrate from Clearcase to Subversion (v1.4.3).  I've
created a dump file using svnimporter
(http://www.polarion.org/index.php?page=overview&project=svnimporter).
 I get this error when I try to load the dump file into an empty
repository:

------- Committed revision 40554 >>>

<<< Started new transaction, based on original revision 40555
     * adding path :
branches/v5-1_release/MAGreporter/reports/input/zr004a.template
...svnadmin: File already exists: filesystem '/opt/svnrepos/ssb/db',
transaction '40554-1', path
'branches/v5-1_release/MAGreporter/reports/input/zr004a.template'

The pertinent lines of the dump file are:

18748281        Revision-number: 40555
18748282        Prop-content-length: 192
18748283        Content-length: 192
18748284
18748285        K 17
18748286        CCRevisionNumbers
18748287        V 27
18748288        \main\v5-1_release\1deleted
18748289        K 10
18748290        svn:author
18748291        V 5
18748292        saddr
18748293        K 8
18748294        svn:date
18748295        V 27
18748296        2006-05-10T09:26:58.000000Z
18748297        K 7
18748298        svn:log
18748299        V 36
18748300        Added file element "zr004.template".
18748301        PROPS-END
18748302
18748303
18748304        Node-path:
branches/v5-1_release/MAGreporter/reports/input/zr004a.template
18748305        Node-kind: file
18748306        Node-action: add
18748307        Prop-content-length: 66
18748308        Text-content-length: 0
18748309        Text-content-md5: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
18748310        Content-length: 66
18748311
18748312        K 17
18748313        ClearcaseRevision
18748314        V 27
18748315        \main\v5-1_release\1deleted
18748316        PROPS-END

The history of this zr004a.template file looks harmless in Clearcase,
but it seems the svnimporter has somehow got a little confused.  Fine
- it's done a decent job with the rest of  our repository.

The zr004a.template file is not critical in itself.  I just want to
get the rest of the dump file loaded.  A best effort migration is good
enough for me, and if a few files require manual fixing and so lose
their change history that's ok.

Could anyone please tell me if it's possible to fudge this dump file
so that it loads correctly?  Can I simply skip this revision (40555)?

Thanks,
Malcolm

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