svn commit: r1411586 - /subversion/trunk/subversion/tests/cmdline/switch_tests.py

[rh...@apache.org]

Author: rhuijben
Date: Tue Nov 20 08:47:30 2012
New Revision: 1411586

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1411586&view=rev
Log:
* subversion/tests/cmdline/switch_tests.py
  (file_dir_file): Add comment on why things currently fail.

Modified:
    subversion/trunk/subversion/tests/cmdline/switch_tests.py

Modified: subversion/trunk/subversion/tests/cmdline/switch_tests.py
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/subversion/trunk/subversion/tests/cmdline/switch_tests.py?rev=1411586&r1=1411585&r2=1411586&view=diff
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--- subversion/trunk/subversion/tests/cmdline/switch_tests.py (original)
+++ subversion/trunk/subversion/tests/cmdline/switch_tests.py Tue Nov 20 08:47:30 2012
@@ -586,6 +586,11 @@ def file_dir_file(sbox):
   if not os.path.isdir(file_path):
     raise svntest.Failure
 
+  # The reason the following switch currently fails is that the node
+  # is determined to be a 'root', because it is switched against its parent.
+  # In this specific case the switch editor is designed to be rooted on the node
+  # itself instead of its ancestor. If you would use sbox.ospath('A') for
+  # file_path the switch works both ways.
   svntest.actions.run_and_verify_svn(None, None, [], 'switch',
                                      '--ignore-ancestry', file_url, file_path)
   if not os.path.isfile(file_path):