> -------Original Message-------
> From: C. Michael Pilato <cmpilato_at_collab.net>
> Subject: Re: svn commit: r32042 - branches/1.5.x
> Sent: 09 Jul '08 12:53
>
> Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis wrote:
> > 2008-07-09 17:03:51 Hyrum K. Wright napisa(a):
> >> arfrever_at_tigris.org wrote:
> >>> Author: arfrever
> >>> Date: Tue Jul 8 14:57:35 2008
> >>> New Revision: 32042
> >>>
> >>> Log:
> >>> * STATUS: Nominate r32017, r32029 and vote for r31964.
> >>>
> >>> Modified:
> >>> branches/1.5.x/STATUS
> >>>
> >>> Modified: branches/1.5.x/STATUS
> >>> URL: http://svn.collab.net/viewvc/svn/branches/1.5.x/STATUS?pathrev=32042&r1=32041&r2=32042
> >>> ==============================================================================
> >>> --- branches/1.5.x/STATUS Tue Jul 8 14:45:29 2008 (r32041)
> >>> +++ branches/1.5.x/STATUS Tue Jul 8 14:57:35 2008 (r32042)
> >>> @@ -127,5 +126,10 @@ Candidate changes for 1.5.1:
> >>> Votes:
> >>> +1: dlr
> >>>
> >>> + * r32017, r32029
> >>> + Support Berkeley DB 4.7.
> >>> + Votes:
> >>> + +1: arfrever
> >>> +
> >>> Approved changes:
> >>> =================
> >>>
> >> Is this a bugfix or a feature? I know that we occasionally bump
> >> accepted patch releases of our various dependencies in patch releases of
> >> our own, but I'm a little wary about this one. I doubt many people have
> >> an immediate need for 4.7 support, anyway. I haven't reviewed the
> >> changes in question, though, and they may prove to be less intrusive
> >> than I think.
> >
> > Without r32017+r32029 Subversion would still build when Berkeley DB 4.7 is
> > used, but support for the Berkeley DB logging subsystem would be disabled.
> > http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/ref/upgrade.4.7/log.html
>
> In other words, we would *silently* lose support for a *very* important
> subsystem!
So users who upgraded to Berkeley DB 4.7 without this patch would have a worse Subversion experience than those who stay with 4.6? That does sound like a bug.
Could somebody with a better understanding of this issue add a note to this effect to the STATUS item. The "Justification" section sounds like it'd be a good place to put something like that.
-Hyrum
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