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Re: locking a file renders repos unusable with older clients

From: Mark Phippard <MarkP_at_softlanding.com>
Date: 2005-03-28 19:44:32 CEST

Ben Collins-Sussman <sussman@collab.net> wrote on 03/28/2005 12:20:50 PM:

>
> After another hour of discussion, cmpilato, fitz and I are in favor of
> this idea.
>
> What we'd like to see:
>
> * upgrading to 1.2 libraries doesn't make locking appear, doesn't
> affect existing repositories in any way. Attempts to use locking APIs
> against the repository result in unsupported-feature errors.
>
> * admin runs 'svnadmin upgrade', which:
>
> - bumps the repos format number (thus blocking older ra_local
> clients)
>
> - creates 4 new locking-related hook templates
>
> * subsequent attempts to use locking APIs against the repository are

> successful; the fs implementations notice that the the format number
> is "high enough", and therefore auto-create the new locking tables
> and/or dirs.

Sounds good.

What is the behavior of svnadmin create? Does it create a repository with
locking enabled, or do you still have to run svnadmin upgrade?

Mark

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