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Re: [RFC] Property conflicts should save old/theirs/mine versions

From: Karl Fogel <kfogel_at_red-bean.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:27:12 -0400

Julian Foad <julianfoad_at_btopenworld.com> writes:
> I think this achieves:
>
> * An improvement in WC API self-consistency, and thereby a
> simplification of calling code in users such as svn_client_cat() and
> svn_client_propget().
>
> * A way to access text conflict artifact files that is consistent with
> how we access text base files.
>
> * A way to access property conflict artifacts which we will want to
> store soon, however we choose to store them, that is consistent with how
> we access base and working properties.
>
> * An identification mechanism that we can also apply to tree conflict
> artifacts. Although difficult-to-resolve tree conflicts may occur less
> often than "normal" conflicts, when it does occur the need to access
> these things through a consistent programmatic interface may be greater
> than the need currently is for text and prop conflicts.

Agreed. But, couple of thoughts:

   - No need for "_rev", just call it "svn_wc_kind_t" :-)

   - To convert all the existing code to use this sounds like a truly
     stunning amount of work. Am I overestimating? Is this getting
     close to the amount of work required for libsvn_wc_ng?

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