Re: svn cat doesn't work on moved files

> > I vote for "bar". To me that reads "In rev X, what did the filesystem
> > object that is called wc/foo in my wc contain? (if it existed at
> > all)", and thus the rename history should be followed back in time.
>
> I see specifying a working copy as a shortcut to prevent having to type
> a URL. I don't see it as having different semantics. Having the same
> command which "specifies a revision" give different answers depending on
> whether or not I give a wc path or a URL is just too wacky.
>
> In any event, there is extra wackiness here as an object "foo" exists at
> revision X. Your vote bothers me :)

Ah, but under your interpretation, 'svn cat -r X wc/foo' goes back to
rev X and retrieves a file that just happens to have the same name as
the one in our working copy, but is in fact a different file. That's
wacky to me :)

OTOH, I agree that the semantics being different between the wc and
URL cases is not acceptable either. We just need to find a way to
make the wc case not confusing (or just document the heck out of it)

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