> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bert Huijben [mailto:bert_at_qqmail.nl]
> Sent: woensdag 6 januari 2010 14:28
> To: 'Kamesh Jayachandran'; dev_at_subversion.apache.org
> Subject: RE: [PATCH] Make svn clients indicate their operation name to
> backend(right now only to DAV)
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kamesh Jayachandran [mailto:kamesh_at_collab.net]
> > Sent: woensdag 6 januari 2010 14:00
> > To: dev_at_subversion.apache.org
> > Subject: [PATCH] Make svn clients indicate their operation name to
> > backend(right now only to DAV)
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > This patch is with respect to the original thread
> >
> > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/subversion-
> > dev/201001.mbox/browser
> >
> > Once this patch gets committed I can commit the mod_dav_svn change to
> > handle the original commit via outdated proxy issue.
> >
> > This Patch revs the following public APIs,
> >
> > 'svn_client_uuid_from_url', 'svn_client_open_ra_session' and
> > 'svn_ra_open3'.
>
> I have a few high level questions about this patch:
>
> Why do you rev svn_client_uuid_from_url?
>
> I would think that that function is a high level API, so it would be an
> operation by itself.
>
> (looking at svn_client.h) What should I put in there as client that just
> needs the uuid or verify that the repository exists?
>
> "checking-uuid-for-visualization-to-my-great-users"?
>
> I don't think we should rev the svn_client_ API for this specific change
> here; especially since older clients will not pass anything anyway.
> libsvn_client should fill that high level operation for library users or
the
> value is of no use on the server.
>
> And it should never be forwarded to master servers as the uuid is supposed
> to be constant per repository.
>
> (BTW. the api is new in 1.7, so it needs no revving at all)
Forget this last sentence, it was not new. It was there since before 1.0
Bert
Received on 2010-01-06 14:31:28 CET