"Max Bowsher" <maxb@ukf.net> writes:
> r13369 canonicalizes svn:keywords values.
>
> The canonicalization algorithm is flawed, and silently deletes
> anything that it does not understand.
>
> This means that when we add additional keywords in the future, old
> clients will be unable to edit a svn:keywords property containing a
> new value without inadvertently removing all the keywords which the
> old client version does not support.
>
> Also, we have an issue regarding custom keywords. I'm not sure if this
> has been considered yet, but if it is to extend the svn:keywords
> syntax in any way, it is vital that we do not release a version with a
> destructive canonicalization routine.
>
> On this basis, I am about to revert the revision in question, and call
> a vote in the 1.2.x STATUS file for reverting it there too.
+1 on your -1. Glad you caught this (and embarrassed for not thinking
of it myself!).
> Once we have cleared up these issues, we can reintroduce a properly
> designed canonicalization system in 1.3.
Agreed.
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Received on Wed Apr 6 18:51:14 2005