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Asked: 2026-05-12T21:49:03+00:00

Note: my code is written in flash but this is a SVN-related issue and

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Note: my code is written in flash but this is a SVN-related issue and is not a flash-specific.

I have a code library targeted at Flash Player 9 stored in an SVN repository. I want to create a modified version of the code targeted at Flash Player 10.

What are the best practices for maintaining both versions of the code? Should I create a branch for the FP10 version and maintain the two separately or is there some other preferred method? Ideally, I’d like to be able to fix common bugs for both code-bases simultaneously.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You’re correct…this is what branching is used for. If you make a fix in one branch, you can apply it to the other branch using svn merge.

    Example:

    svn checkout svn://path/to/fp9branch workingCopy
cd workingCopy
# make a fix
svn commit --message "Fixed bug with the frobbitz."
# Committed revision 42.
svn switch svn://path/to/fp10branch
svn merge --change 42 svn://path/to/fp9branch

    Now you have applied the fix to the fp10branch and you can

    svn commit --message "Fixed frobbitz bug for FP10."
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