title: How do I resolve a merge conflict with SVN properties?
body: <p>This has been bugging me for a long time -- how do I properly resolve a merge conflict within the SVN properties set on a directory?  Say for instance there are two developers working on a project where svn:ignore is set on some directory.  If both developers make changes to this property, when the second one updates, they will see a merge conflict.</p>
  
  <p>Unlike file merge conflicts, a single file is generated in the directory called "dir_conflicts.prej", which the second developer must read and manually correct.  Usually, what I end up doing is reverting all my changes to the local copy, then re-setting these properties manually with the info in dir_conflicts.prej.  However, this is rather cumbersome when dealing with a big list of URLs in an svn:externals property, as many of our projects use.</p>
  
  <p>There has got to be a better way to do this -- does anybody know how?</p>