Subversion Scan Fails Due to Invalid XML
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*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Symptoms
While scanning the Subversion server, the following error is reported in logs:
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ERROR - SVN Error diffing revision
com.cenqua.fisheye.rep.RepositoryClientException: org.tigris.subversion.javahl.ClientException: svn: PROPFIND request failed on '/<repository>/Parser.py'
svn: Processing PROPFIND request response failed: Element type "S:executable" must be followed by either attribute specifications, ">" or "/>". (/<repository>//Parser.py)
at com.cenqua.fisheye.svn.SvnThrottledClient.info2(FishEye-1.3.6-build-244:72)
at com.cenqua.fisheye.svn.diff.DiffProcessor.processSingleDiffs(FishEye-1.3.6-build-244:158)
at com.cenqua.fisheye.svn.diff.DiffProcessor.processMessageDiffs(FishEye-1.3.6-build-244:251)
at com.cenqua.fisheye.svn.diff.DiffProcessor.processMessage(FishEye-1.3.6-build-244:209)
at com.cenqua.fisheye.svn.diff.DiffFetcher.process(FishEye-1.3.6-build-244:62)
at com.cenqua.fisheye.svn.diff.DiffFetcher.run(FishEye-1.3.6-build-244:43)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Cause
The Subversion repository is generating an invalid XML file.
Resolution
Consult the Subversion administrator; the problem must be resolved from within the repository.
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