Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of HowToChangeLog

Timestamp:

Feb 19, 2011, 5:15:24 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

oliver

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HowToChangeLog

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-== How to change a revision message ==
-
+= How to change a revision message as a user =
 
 1) First we change the log message in the GiBUU repository. For this we go to the ''workingCode'' directory and type
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 }}}
 
-2) Now an '''admin (!!)'''  needs to resync the TRAC project. For this purpose he logs in ''tp11'' and goes to the ''/srv/www/htdocs/tracProject'' directory  and types
+2) Now an '''admin (!!)'''  needs to resync the TRAC project - so give him a call...
+
+
+= HOWTO: Change an svn log message as an administrator =
+
+This is what you have to do to change an svn log message after the commit has been made ... 
+== Step 1: Modify the log ==
+
+This must be done by referring to the repository's location on the filesystem. You cannot modify a remote repository using this command.
 
 {{{
-trac-admin GiBUU resync
+svnadmin setlog REPOS_PATH -r N FILE
 }}}
 
+where REPOS_PATH is the repository location, N is the revision number whose log message you wish to change, and FILE is a file containing the new log message.
+
+REPOS_PATH = /home/svn/buu/GiBUU on tp11!
+
+cf. http://subversion.apache.org/faq.html#change-log-msg
+
+== Step 2: Update the trac cache ==
+
+{{{
+trac-admin /srv/www/htdocs/tracProject/GiBUU resync
+}}}
+
+cf. http://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/TracAdmin
+