Re: [TSVN] Complexity of relocate

On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:58:27 +0100, Rainer Müller <mueller_rainer@gmx.de> wrote:
> Lübbe Onken wrote:
> > 'Switch' transfers diff data from the server into your WC.
> > 'Relocate' rewrites the URL of your WC.
>
> Why are there two items in the menu anyway? The subversion command line
> client offers relocate with switch --relocate. So I would expect a
> relocate check box in the Switch dialog instead as a single item.

They already noticed that this was wrong, but now they can't change
that anymore without breaking the compatibility.
Also, by 'hiding' the command with a special param they thought that
users don't use it accidentally.

> Is there a reason why it isn't done this way?

Yes. Switch and relocate are two _completely_ different commands.

Stefan

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