Re: Older versions through http-repository browsing

On Aug 23, 2005, at 2:30 PM, kfogel@collab.net wrote:
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> Am I missing something, or would this solve our problem totally?

When folks pointed out that mod_dav_svn already has a 'private'
syntax for version-urls (!svn/bc/NNNNN/path), Greg Stein's reaction
was, "hey, let's just make a public variant of that syntax -- !svn/
rev/NNNNN/path -- it's a one line code change. And we can promise to
never change it."

But I like Karl's "path@REV" syntax proposal better, because

   1. it's easier to remember.

   2. it matches the existing svn commandline syntax.

The great thing about #2 is that it prevents confusion. In earlier
threads, there was confusion about people typing "http://host/repos/!
svn/bc/NNNNN/path" in their web browser, and then going to the prompt
and feeding the same URL to 'svn cat'. We want to avoid such mix-
ups. Having identical syntax avoids the confusion.

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Received on Tue Aug 23 22:36:55 2005