bad output format design issue: svn log -v format is not parseable :-(

Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:

> C.A.T.Magic wrote:
>
>> when looking at
>> http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/branches/
>> how could one find ALL branches that were ever started?
>
> Run 'svn log' on the branches directory.

thanks :)

svn log -v http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/branches/ >svnbranchlog

(ruby)

lines = File.readlines("svnbranchlog")
lines.each { |line|
     line.gsub!('\\','/')
     if ( line =~ /^ D \/branches\/[^\/]*$/i )
         print "#{line}"
     end
}

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the log command (+network transfer) took about 10 seconds
and produces ~1MB of output.
filterering on 'deletes' outputs 86 deleted files.

so far so good...

but now i have a --serious-- problem:

how can I tell, by looking at the output
    A \branches\release-0.28.0 (from \trunk:6846)
if this means the filename
     "\branches\release-0.28.0 (from \trunk:6846)"
or the file
     "\branches\release-0.28.0"
???
this is evil!

svn log -v "X:\Work\release-0.28.0 (from trunk6846)"
------------------------------------------------------------------------
r8 | cat | 2004-04-03 02:40:39 +0200 (Sat, 03 Apr 2004) | 1 line
Changed paths:
    A \trunk\release-0.28.0 (from trunk6846)
------------------------------------------------------------------------

there are several similar issues on other outputs throughout svn.
shouldn't these filenames and usernames be URL-encoded or escaped
everywhere!???

please help + fix.
:(
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c.a.t.

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Received on Sat Apr 3 02:44:17 2004