Re: file:// -> svn://

On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 11:57:02AM -0700, Peter Davis wrote:
> Ooh, even better :) How about supporting:
>
> svn:file:///path << 'file' instead of 'local'
> svn:http://host/whatever
> svn:pipe://whatever
> svn:ssh://host/whatever

Per RFC 2396, Section 3, these do not follow the standard format for URLs
that identify hierarchical organizations of resources.

The standard form is:

    <scheme>://<authority><path>?<query>

If we are going to invent a new URL scheme, then it is going to look very
standard (see RFC 2718). And note, per my other email, to "invent" /
"register" a new URI scheme requires a full Internet Draft to be official
(see RFC 2717).

I'm +0 on a new URL scheme for ra_local access to repositories, rather than
changing the meaning of "file://".

>...
> After all, internet browsers do not require 'http:' when typing 'www.foo.com',

That is just a convenience. We can do that with our URLs, but it is a tricky
road to cover. You can end up painted into a corner...

Cheers,
-g

-- 
Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/
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