Subversion update externals to a date

Question

I\'m working on a large, established project under SVN control. Many parts of the code base are being checked out as externals, but are being actively worked on by other peo

Answer 1

The revision/date/etc you're updating the main WC to does not get passed through to the externals when they are being updated. In the absence of a specific revision specified in the externals definition, they will always track the head of whatever they point at. If you specify a revision there, then that's the only revision you'll ever get. I'm pretty sure what you're trying to do is impossible -- it's an approach I tried to use to solve a problem I was having, as I describe in this question. (I never did solve that problem, though I think the proxy idea that's mentioned there could do it. It probably won't help you though)