On Mon, 2005-03-28 at 11:20 -0600, Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
> On Mar 26, 2005, at 11:22 AM, Greg Hudson wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 2005-03-26 at 09:26, Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
> >> Any program that links to libsvn_repos 1.2, and then opens a
> >> repository,
> >> will auto-upgrade the repository's 'format' file. This could be an
> >> svn
> >> 1.2 client using file:///, or it could be *any* version of mod_dav_svn
> >> or svnserve that just happens to link to the libsvn 1.2 libraries.
> >
> > Here's an idea I don't think anyone has come up with yet:
> >
> > Disable locking by default in 1.2. Turning on locking implies a format
> > bump.
>
> After another hour of discussion, cmpilato, fitz and I are in favor of
> this idea.
>
> What we'd like to see:
>
> * upgrading to 1.2 libraries doesn't make locking appear, doesn't
> affect existing repositories in any way. Attempts to use locking APIs
> against the repository result in unsupported-feature errors.
>
> * admin runs 'svnadmin upgrade', which:
>
> - bumps the repos format number (thus blocking older ra_local
> clients)
>
> - creates 4 new locking-related hook templates
>
> * subsequent attempts to use locking APIs against the repository are
> successful; the fs implementations notice that the the format number
> is "high enough", and therefore auto-create the new locking tables
> and/or dirs.
My name is Brian W. Fitzpatrick and I approve this message.
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Received on Mon Mar 28 19:36:44 2005