rename package: history on directories not always preserved

[caroso-de]

Hi,
I found the following behavior when renaming packages:

I start with a Java project containing the following:

pkg/before/main/Main.java
pkg/before/other/Other.java

Now I'd like to rename the directory named "before" to "after", so I choose to Refactor/Rename with Option "Rename subpackages" to effectively refactor the whole tree (which it does).

Now I end up with just the deepest folders (main and other) preserving their history, while the newly created directory "pkg/after" shows up as "added" with no history copied at all.

This happens both with javahl and svnkit.

Here is what the svn console says

- add pkg/after (=> added)
- move pgk/before/main pkg/after/main (delete, add with history)
- move pgk/before/other pkg/after/other (delete, add with history)

Performing the same operation with svn move (tortoisesvn rename) creates the new directory "after" and copies the whole history there, loosing nothing. But this means you might have to correct loads of classes (package, imports) afterwards.

Is there a fix or viable workaround?

Thanks a lot!

Tested with:
Eclipse 2021-03
Subclipse 4.3.3 + JavaHL 1.14.0 or SVNKit 1.10.3.10808