On 30.01.2012 12:06, Philip Martin wrote:
> Philip Martin <philip.martin_at_wandisco.com> writes:
>
>> Branko Čibej <brane_at_apache.org> writes:
>>
>>> On 30.01.2012 11:14, Philip Martin wrote:
>>>> - the backend FS layer allows any null terminated string as a property
>>>> name
>>>>
>>>> - the frontend client layer restricts property names to a subset of
>>>> ASCII
>>> And the HTTP layer has its own implicit restrictions.
>> The property name gets transferred as an XML name but it appears that
>> the server does some escaping to allow non-XML-name characters. If I
>> use 'svnadmin load' to set a property with a name 'p<>p' then I can
>> still checkout over http, the XML sent over the wire is:
>>
>> <S:set-prop name="p<>p">vvvv</S:set-prop>
> That allows the client to receive the property from the server. The
> client doesn't allow me to manipulate the property and is not capable to
> sending it back to the server. If I use sqlite3 to effect a local
> property change the client attempts to send the unescaped name to the
> server:
>
> <D:set><D:prop><C:p<>p >v2v2</C:p<>p></D:prop></D:set>
QED :)
Received on 2012-01-30 12:12:29 CET