Re: svn:externals and revisions

C. Michael Pilato wrote:
> kfogel@collab.net writes:
>
>
>>Couldn't the svn:externals code detect when an external subdir is from
>>the same repository as its parent, so that
>
> It could, but there's reason to assume that just because two projects
                        ^no
> share a repository that they also share the likes of API compatibility
> and such.

...

> Rather than introduce conditional behavior, let's keep things simple and educate the users.

Yes, document best practices (using explicit revisions or branches for
svn:externals) rather than make the code too smart for its own good...

John

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