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Checking out a Linux-based subversion project into Windows and line endings

I am collaborating on a project hosted in a Subversion repository on a Linux server. My computer runs Windows XP. I am using CollabNet's Windows Subversion command-line client on my Windows XP machine.

I am running into the end-of-line (EOL) problem that happens when I edit a file on my Windows machine and then do an svn update. Subversion thinks there are differences when the only differences are really between line-endings.

I kow that this could be solved with the eol-style property, but I am unclear as how to proceed:

  1. What setting for eol-style should I use?
  2. Do I make this property setting on the Linux side or the Windows side?
Solution

  • You should probably use svn:eol-style= native. This means that it'll convert LF to CRLF when on windows, and keep LF on linux. It doesn't matter on what system you set the property.

    See also svnbook