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Re: svn commit: r17277 - in trunk/subversion: include libsvn_fs_base libsvn_repos libsvn_subr libsvn_wc

From: Daniel Rall <dlr_at_collab.net>
Date: 2005-11-10 19:01:55 CET

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005, Erik Huelsmann wrote:

> On 11/10/05, Julian Foad <julianfoad@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> > Philip Martin wrote:
> > > dionisos@tigris.org writes:
> > >
> > >>Author: dionisos
> > >>Date: Wed Nov 9 14:11:10 2005
> > >>New Revision: 17277
> > >
> > >>--- trunk/subversion/libsvn_wc/adm_files.c (original)
> > >>+++ trunk/subversion/libsvn_wc/adm_files.c Wed Nov 9 14:11:10 2005
> >
> > >>+svn_error_t *
> > >>+svn_wc__adm_write_version_file (const char *adm_path, apr_pool_t *pool)
> > >>+{
> > >>+ return svn_io_write_version_file2
> > >>+ (extend_with_adm_name (adm_path, NULL, FALSE, pool,
> > >>+ SVN_WC__ADM_FORMAT, NULL),
> > >>+ SVN_WC__VERSION,
> > >>+ _(" DON'T EDIT FILES IN THIS AREA\n"
> > >>+ " MANUAL CHANGES WILL BREAK YOUR WORKING COPY\n\n"),
> > >>+ pool);
> > >>+}
> > >
> > > "Will" is too strong, manual changes *may* break the working copy but
> > > it's not inevitable.
> >
> > Furthermore, a warning that doesn't say where it came from or on whose
> > authority it is issued is just annoying. The existing README text would be better:
> >
> > This is a Subversion working copy administrative directory.
> > Visit http://subversion.tigris.org/ for more information.
> >
> >
> > > I think this warning is pointless. I'd be surprised is someone
> > > who is considering editing the entries files is going to be put off by
> > > a warning in the format file.
> >
> > Indeed.
> >
> > And why should we want such a message in the "format" file rather than, say,
> > the "entries" file? Do we have reason to expect people to find it there?
> >
> >
> > And what happened on the first "+" line in this diff hunk of the commit?
>
> Removal of a trailing space.
>
> But both maxb and djames had objections too. So, I guess I'll revert.
>
> Thanks for taking your time to review and comment.

I have to agree with Philip and Julian. Thanks for reverting, Erik.

-- 
Daniel Rall
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