Question

I can’t add .a files (static libraries) into my repository. Why?

Is there a way to “force” SVN to accept them (at least as static files…)?

Answer 1

The svn:ignore property contains a list of file patterns which certain Subversion operations will ignore.

Also do you have a configuration file that global-ignores. It is a list of whitespace-delimited globs which describe the names of files and directories

The svn status, svn add, and svn import commands also ignore files that match the list.

To override for a certain instance, use the --no-ignore command-line flag:

>>>>svn help add
usage: add PATH...

Valid options:
  --targets ARG            : pass contents of file ARG as additional args
  -N [--non-recursive]     : obsolete; try --depth=files or --depth=immediates
  --depth ARG              : limit operation by depth ARG ('empty', 'files',
                            'immediates', or 'infinity')
  -q [--quiet]             : print nothing, or only summary information
  --force                  : force operation to run
  --no-ignore              : disregard default and svn:ignore property ignores
  --auto-props             : enable automatic properties
  --no-auto-props          : disable automatic properties