Re: Does dir_delta need a text_deltas parameter?

Trying to implement this change, I found that delta_files() (a helper
function for dir_delta()) uses the text_deltas flag to save the work of
computing a base checksum. (On the other hand, it does not try to save
the effort of calling svn_fs_contents_changed(), which is supposed to
some day do a full text comparison, but currently doesn't.)

This exposes a flaw in the editor interface: when driving a status
editor, you shouldn't have to go to the work of computing checksums.
But in the absence of out-of-band information, you don't find that out
until you call apply_textdelta(), at which point you've already passed
in the base checksum.

I'm leaving things as-is for now, but this is a pretty serious API wart.

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Received on Tue May 27 04:52:53 2003