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Asked: 2026-05-14T14:27:28+00:00

I use SVN, and am learning how to use it along with eclipse IDE.

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I use SVN, and am learning how to use it along with eclipse IDE. The first time I add classes to my package, there is no problem, the generated class files get into SVN smoothly. The moment I edit them, I get this message – “WEB-INF/classes” is obstructed. I try the “clean-up” command and the clean up command says “WEB-INF/classes” folder is locked.

I use TortoiseSVN as my SVN client.
I know why this is happening. It probably because the Eclipse overwrites all the files while generating classes and then causes this –
Is it inappropriate to commit the class files into SVN? If not, what should I do to commit these class files smoothly?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Subversion is best for managing changes to plain text files, such as source code. An svn diff won’t help if you’re doing it on, say, a JPG image or a compiled Java .class file.

    You can use svn:ignore on anything that you always want to avoid checking into a subversion repository, such as WEB-INF/classes or WEB-INF/lib or your maven ./target directory.

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