../ in svn:externals?

[Joey Hess <jo...@kitenet.net>]

I see that I can currently set up a svn:externals like this:

../foo svn+ssh://server/path

Or even like this, if .. is not already a svn WC:

.. svn+ssh://server/path

Is this a bug or a feature? I can think of a few off-the-wall uses
(involving keeping ones dotfiles and whole home directory in
subversion), but it seems it could have security implications as well.

-- 
see shy jo

Re: ../ in svn:externals?

[kf...@collab.net]

Ben Collins-Sussman <su...@collab.net> writes:
> > I see that I can currently set up a svn:externals like this:
> > 
> > ../foo svn+ssh://server/path
> > 
> > Or even like this, if .. is not already a svn WC:
> > 
> > .. svn+ssh://server/path
> > 
> > Is this a bug or a feature? 
> 
> I'm not exactly sure... Karl?

It's a bug -- externals shouldn't allow ".." for the target wc path.

Joey, can you file an issue?  I'll watch for it.

Thanks,
-Karl

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Re: ../ in svn:externals?

[Ben Collins-Sussman <su...@collab.net>]

Joey Hess <jo...@kitenet.net> writes:

> I see that I can currently set up a svn:externals like this:
> 
> ../foo svn+ssh://server/path
> 
> Or even like this, if .. is not already a svn WC:
> 
> .. svn+ssh://server/path
> 
> Is this a bug or a feature? 

I'm not exactly sure... Karl?

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