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Re: [PATCH] libsvn_fs_util: New library to reuse FSFS and BDB functions

From: Daniel Rall <dlr_at_collab.net>
Date: 2007-04-01 20:06:01 CEST

On Sat, 31 Mar 2007, Bhuvaneswaran Arumugam wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Please find attached the patch for review.
>
> As of today, we have defined the functions both in libsvn_fs_fs and
> libsvn_fs_base libraries even though they are functionally identical.
> This patch creates the initial framework to re-use the utility functions
> used by FSFS and BDB file systems to avoid duplicate code lying in
> libraries related to FSFS and BDB file systems.

+1 on the concept. Mike's been wanting to do this for quite some
time; it was part of the impetus for creating a new libsvn_fs_util
module in the first place.

> For now, this patch defines a new function
> svn_fs__canonicalize_abspath() to canonicalize the absolute path. This
> function is a replacement for svn_fs_fs__canonicalize_abspath() and
> svn_fs_base__canonicalize_abspath() functions used internally by FSFS
> and BDB file systems respectively. The new function is also identical to
> the older counterpart.
>
> If this approach is right, we can define and re-use other possible
> functions to avoid duplicate code lying in libraries related to FSFS and
> BDB file systems. FWIW, I have run 'make check' with this patch and I
> have not noticed any issues.

The patch looks good to me, but I haven't tested it. Bhuvan, have you
tested over ra_svn and ra_dav as well?

Do you have a list of other redundant functions?

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