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Re: svnsync "207 Multi-Status" failure with http access method and property "svn:"

From: Daniel Shahaf <d.s_at_daniel.shahaf.name>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 21:22:09 +0200 (Jerusalem Standard Time)

Kylo Ginsberg wrote on Tue, 5 Jan 2010 at 08:28 -0800:
> So one bug/enhancement here is to improve client reporting when it
> encounters a 207.
>
> But back to the root of my original problem: I can create a "svn:"
> property via the svn access method without any errors which then
> results in errors when accessed via the http access method. That
> seems like a bug, yes? But is the problem that the svn access method
> *allows* this bogus property, or that http chokes on it?
>

The latter. As far as libsvn_ra is concerned, property names can be any
UTF-8 string (values can be any byte string).

> I'd be willing to look into a patch if someone more knowledgeable
> agrees on what the bug is and can provide some pointers on where to
> start.
>

I don't know mod_dav_svn at all, so I'll let someone else answer here.

> Kylo
>
> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 5:53 AM, C. Michael Pilato <cmpilato_at_collab.net> wrote:
> > Sure.  Ideally, the client would be able to say, "I had trouble parsing the
> > XML in the response, namely this bit here:  <S:>asdf</S:>"
> >
> > Wanna dive in and look into a patch?
Received on 2010-01-05 20:22:37 CET

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