Svn merge that deletes files fails with svn: E155023: Can't set properties on x/y/z invalid status for updating properties.

[Alpar Torok <al...@hp.com>]

Hello,

While merging branch back to trunk I constantly get the error in the 
subject.
Note that x/y/z has svn:mergeinfo property. The property was not added 
on the branch, but it was already there when the branch was created.
Subsequently x/y/z is deleted on branch.
The error is generated when running:
svn merge ^/branches/mybranch
on a trunk working copy.

Sounds to me like a bug, svn tries to update the mergeinfo on the 
deleted path.
Is that so ?

Using SVN clietn 1.8.1

PS: Please CC me, I'm not on the list.

Thanks,
     Alpar