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Re: [PATCH] Fix links generated by ?r=REV

From: C. Michael Pilato <cmpilato_at_collab.net>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 16:09:23 -0400

Hyrum K. Wright wrote:
> I noticed when browsing a repository using the new ?r=REV syntax for
> GET, that the links generated by the page link to HEAD, not to the
> revision given by r=REV. I've not hacked mod_dav_svn much, nor do I
> have a very good way of testing the attached patch, but I *think* that
> this works. Feedback desired.
>
> [[[
> Fix links generated by mod_dav_svn when using ?r=REV syntax. At best,
> the target isn't what the user wants. At worst, it won't even exist
> in HEAD, even though it exists in REV.
>
> * subversion/mod_dav_svn/repos.c
> (deliver): Tack on a query string to generated links to ensure that
> linked paths exist.
> ]]]

I'm fine with the concept of the patch, but r=REV is the wrong query
parameter to add. You should use the peg revision, p=PEGREV, which will
preserve the precise path and revision of the listed entry.

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C. Michael Pilato <cmpilato_at_collab.net>
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