On Wed, 14 Apr 2010, Les Mikesell wrote: > Matt Keating wrote: >>> Dear all, >>> >>> i have SVN server 1.4.x working on production. >>> i want to go ahead and update to 1.6.x > > You shouldn't have any problem upgrading the server side and it will > be backwards compatible with older clients, but you should be aware > that when you use an upgraded client it will modify the working copy > format in place so that you can't go back to an older client without > doing a fresh checkout. That can be a problem if you use a mix of > command line and GUI clients. Also you don't get all of the new > merge tracking features unless you use newer clients as well. My experience is in line with Les' advice: you'll have a harder time on the client side than on the server. It's an especially difficult issue if several different machines share a filesystem containing repository working directories. (Getting CentOS and Debian to work and play well with SVN trees in an environment with a central /home mount is *fun*!) -- Paul Heinlein <> heinlein at madboa.com <> http://www.madboa.com/