Re: ok to extend svn:externals syntax? -- was: Re: AW: [PATCH] commit --include-externals (v2)

On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 09:34:30PM +0100, Neels J Hofmeyr wrote:
> It was suggested to extend the svn:externals syntax, adding a flag
> that marks externals that should behave differently. By now this
> seems to me to be the best way out. What would that look like?
>
> [-rN] [-c] <URL>@P <PATH>
>
> -c = include in a recursive commit
> (positions of -r and -c exchangeable)
>
> Does that sound like a good plan?

-c means -rN-1:N on the command line.
Please let's not reuse the -c flag for a different purpose.

I would prefer something like this:

  [-rN] [--always-commit] <URL>@P <PATH>
 
  --always-commit = include in a recursive commit
  (positions of -r and --always-commit exchangeable)
Received on 2011-11-11 12:10:24 CET