On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 5:13 PM, Ron Wilson <ronw.mrmx_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I think there is a misunderstanding on Ben's part. His argument overlooks
> that in the case of a sub-folder check-out, the SVN client caches the
> inherited properties so that these are available without the need to
> constantly contact the repository server.
>
> From the SVN Book, version "1.8 nightly", as of Sep 23, 2013:
>
>> Properties inherited from above the root of the working copy are cached
>> in the working copy's administrative database when the working copy is
>> initially checked out and then refreshed whenever the working copy is
>> updated.
>
> Therefore, I agree, starting with version 1.8, there is no longer a need to
> copy to a folder's descendents *except* to override inherited values.
So, there's no longer a need to ever set those properties on any
subdirectories at all, if they're using the same value for them?
If that's the case, I have no objections either. But don't make the
mistake of thinking people don't check out partial projects!
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