#576397 subversion-tools: svn-hot-backup confused when repository name ends with digits

Package:
subversion-tools
Source:
subversion
Description:
Assorted tools related to Apache Subversion
Submitter:
Date:
2010-04-04 07:45:08 UTC
Severity:
minor
#576397#5
Date:
2010-04-04 07:32:29 UTC
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Example to show problem:

$ /usr/bin/svn-hot-backup --num-backups=8
/home/SVNRepository/Käsiohjelma-2009/ /opt/SVNRepository-BACKUP/
Beginning hot backup of '/home/SVNRepository/Käsiohjelma-2009/'.
Youngest revision is 20
Backing up repository to
'/opt/SVNRepository-BACKUP/Käsiohjelma-2009-20-1'...
svnadmin: '/opt/SVNRepository-BACKUP/Käsiohjelma-2009-20-1' exists and
is non-empty
Unable to backup the repository.
tale@kulmapotku:/opt/SVNRepository-BACKUP
$ mv Käsiohjelma-2009-20-1 Käsiohjelma-2009-20-2
tale@kulmapotku:/opt/SVNRepository-BACKUP
$ /usr/bin/svn-hot-backup --num-backups=8
/home/SVNRepository/Käsiohjelma-2009/ /opt/SVNRepository-BACKUP/
Beginning hot backup of '/home/SVNRepository/Käsiohjelma-2009/'.
Youngest revision is 20
Backing up repository to
'/opt/SVNRepository-BACKUP/Käsiohjelma-2009-20-1'...
Done.
tale@kulmapotku:/opt/SVNRepository-BACKUP

I have to move the day after tomorrow, have no time to look at this
any more for now. It may be that using non ASCII character in
repository name is the real reason.

Workaroud: do not use repository name that ends with digits.