On 03/08/2011 05:11 AM, Avalon wrote:
> I would appreciate the feature since it would also be very useful for tools
> like WebSVN.
> How realistic would it be to get it implemented in the near future?
> While having good programming skill i have never compiled subversion myself.
> But if any help is needed e.g. for testing i would be happy to support.
There are now two different issues brought up in these thread:
1. For 'svn log -rX:Y PATH_at_PEG, where Y > PEG, don't croak when PATH_at_Y
doesn't exist. Instead, automatically substitute for Y the last revision in
which PATH_at_THAT-REV *did* exist, and continue the operation. I believe this
is something that we can reasonably achieve without too much trouble and,
more importantly, in a client-side change (which helps with client/server
compatibility).
2. Consider deletion events as "interesting history points" when displaying
the revisions logs for a given path. This is a bit more controversial, as
our revision log display is driven wholly by the DAG structure of the
version filesystem, and a deletion event doesn't leave a trace on the part
of the DAG related to the deleted thing. Deletion is an event which occurs
on the parent directory of the deleted thing only. That said, I recognize
the value in showing *something* to users so that they can tell the
difference between "Nothing new has happened to PATH lately" and "...that's
because PATH has been deleted".
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C. Michael Pilato <cmpilato_at_collab.net>
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Received on 2011-03-08 16:36:06 CET