Re: pre-revprop-change hook problems

On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 16:30 +0100, Malcolm Rowe wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 11:17:06AM -0400, Christopher Ness wrote:
> > Is USER the only argument that may not exist?
> > If so move it's order in the argument list to the last position.
>
> And in doing so, break _every_ user of the hooks.
> No.

Yes, it will break every pre-revprop-change hook script. That doesn't
mean it's not the right change to make at the proper time.

That is why there are major revision numbers - to fix design issues and
make changes which are not backwards compatible. Hacks only work for so
long before they start incurring negative gains.

Making a mental note for 2.0 or 1.4 whichever is most applicable.

Cheers,
Chris

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