One clarification: The old 'pg', with multiple targets or -R, was not
actually machine-parsable, right?
--dave
On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 4:31 AM, Julian Foad <julianfoad_at_btopenworld.com> wrote:
> I think I need to tweak the new indented "svn propget" output format.
>
>
> BACKGROUND
> ==========
>
> Some time back (r32484) I changed the output format of "svn proplist -v"
> to indent every line of a multi-line property value, to make it
> parseable and more readable:
>
> In v1.5:
> [[[
> $ svn-1.5.4 proplist -v subversion/tests/cmdline/
> Properties on 'subversion/tests/cmdline':
> svn:ignore : svn-test-work
> httpd-*
> .gdb_history
> *.pyc
> ...
> ]]]
>
> In trunk:
> [[[
> $ svn proplist -v subversion/tests/cmdline/
> Properties on 'subversion/tests/cmdline':
> svn:ignore
> svn-test-work
> httpd-*
> .gdb_history
> *.pyc
> ...
> ]]]
>
> For "svn propget", I made a similar change, but a little differently. In
> comparison to v1.5, the new format always shows the file name, always
> shows the property name, and indents the value, but I chose to make this
> new format happen only with "-v/--verbose", feeling that tools might be
> more commonly parsing the output (at least when it is parseable, such as
> when requesting just one property from one target). The command did not
> use "-v" before.
>
> In v1.5, and also in trunk without "-v":
> [[[
> $ svn-1.5.4 propget svn:ignore subversion/tests/cmdline/
> svn-test-work
> httpd-*
> .gdb_history
> *.pyc
> ...
>
> $ svn-1.5.4 propget -R svn:ignore subversion/tests/cmdline/
> subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest - *.pyc
> *.o
> ...
> subversion/tests/cmdline - svn-test-work
> httpd-*
> .gdb_history
> *.pyc
> ...
> ]]]
>
> In trunk:
> [[[
> $ svn propget -v svn:ignore subversion/tests/cmdline/
> Properties on 'subversion/tests/cmdline':
> svn:ignore
> svn-test-work
> httpd-*
> .gdb_history
> *.pyc
> ...
>
> $ svn propget -vR svn:ignore subversion/tests/cmdline/
> Properties on 'subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest':
> svn:ignore
> *.pyc
> *.o
> ...
> Properties on 'subversion/tests/cmdline':
> svn:ignore
> svn-test-work
> httpd-*
> .gdb_history
> *.pyc
> ...
> ]]]
>
> The benefit is seen better with recursive or longer listings, especially
> with long values like svn:mergeinfo and svn:ignore. (For properties with
> short names and short single-line values, the old format looks nicer for
> some purposes.)
>
>
> NOW...
> ======
>
> I don't like using "-v" to change propget's output format, and part of
> the reason I left it like that is so we can get a feel for which we
> prefer.
>
> I think we should:
>
> A. Make "propget" print just the plain value with no header when there
> is only one target, like it used to, but use the new indented format
> when there are multiple targets. Remove the new use of "-v". (Leave
> "proplist" as it
>
> If you care, please have a look and a think. Alternatives are:
>
> B. Leave it as it is.
>
> C. Make "propget" use the new indented format always (like "proplist"
> does), and so not add the use of the "--verbose" option in that command.
>
> D. Revert the change to "proplist" and go back to its old messy
> output, for pure compatibility.
>
> I'll do (A) unless I hear a convincing argument to the contrary.
>
> - Julian
>
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>
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