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Re: "svn propset --help" should document svn:special

From: C. Michael Pilato <cmpilato_at_collab.net>
Date: 2004-08-13 04:15:54 CEST

Ben Collins-Sussman <sussman@collab.net> writes:

> > The implementation has problems. I can set svn:special on an ordinary
> > file and commit it, but post-commit processing fails
>
> I wouldn't say the implementation has problems -- it's just our same old
> 'translation' system, the same one we use for EOL and keyword
> translation.
>
> I think what's missing here are some sanity checks -- like, "don't allow
> svn:special to be set without validating the file contents first."

I don't mean to be pedantic, but what you've basically said, Ben, is
that there are problems in parts of the implementation. :-)

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