Re: RFC: Standardizing a 'svn:branch' (boolean) property

On 07/16/2012 09:41 AM, Stefan Sperling wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 02:11:10PM +0200, Bert Huijben wrote:
>> Open questions:
>> * 'svn:branch' or maybe 'svn:root'?
>
> I'd prefer svn:branch but I don't care strongly.

And I "svn:branch-root".

>> * Which UI do/should we provide in 'svn'
>> svn cp --branch <PATH-OR-URL> URL
>> Performs a copy and makes sure there is a svn:branch property on the target
>>
>> svn mkdir --branch <PATH-OR-URL>
>> Creates a new branch
>
> I would favour a new 'svn branch' subcommand which is equivalent
> to 'svn copy' including a prop-add of 'svn:branch' at the copy target.

Hrm. Here's where I think we see things differently, Stefan. Your
prescription changes the branching workflow that folks have been using for,
possibly, a near-decade. I see things more simply: empower and encourage
users to mark their *trunk* as a branch-root, and now everything follows
naturally from the existing ('svn cp'-based) workflows. If trunk has the
svn:branch-root property, every copy thereof will, too.

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