Re: What is a "baton" from subversion sources?

On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Grigory Petrov <grigory.v.p_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm learning subversion API right now and examining it's source code and
> examples. It's a lot of things in subversion source code that is called a
> "baton". For example, svn_cmdline_create_auth_baton() create "auth baton",
> and callbacks takes callback function pointer and, again, batons. I never
> heard of a term "baton" related to the programming. That is the "baton"
> concept subversion source code refers to? Maybe i can read somewhere about
> "batons" used in programming? Or is it a well-known term of some origin?

This book has info on programming the API:

http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Subversion-Experts-Voice-Source/dp/1590597532

You can "cheat" and use the Search feature to read the section on baton's.

I would also recommend the Community Guide:

http://subversion.apache.org/docs/community-guide/

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Thanks
Mark Phippard
http://markphip.blogspot.com/