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Re: WC improvements/benefits from running a 1.4.3 client <--> 1.3.2 server?

From: Erik Huelsmann <ehuels_at_gmail.com>
Date: 2007-03-15 21:17:51 CET

On 3/15/07, Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/15/07, Erik Huelsmann <ehuels@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 3/15/07, Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 3/15/07, asdf <fia_wrc_fanatic@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > If the 1.4.3 client is run against the 1.3.2 server (svnserver), will I be able to
> > > > get all the speedups/improvements in WC format that are in the 1.4.3 release?
> > > >
> > > > I am not in a position to upgrade the svnserve server we are currently using (1.3.2)
> > > > at the moment, but it is easier to just update the clients that my users are
> > > > running.
> > > >
> > > > Are there any other possible issues in running a newer client (1.4.3) against an
> > > > older server (1.3.2) ?
> > >
> > > If you create a repository with the 1.4 client then the 1.3 server
> > > will not be able to
> > > access it. This is because 1.4 creates format 5 repos, while 1.3
> > > expects format 3.
> >
> > While maybe this be true, it's utterly confusing: if I have 2 systems,
> > one of which is at 1.3 (and acting as the server), there's no chance
> > the created repository won't be accessible with the server, since both
> > svnadmin and the server software are the same version. The other
> > acting as a client (at 1.4 Subversion) won't have anything to do with
> > repository creation and will benefit from all working copy
> > optimizations in the 1.4 version.
> >
> > At least, the above was the assumption with which I answered the
> > question the way I did.
>
> The client site I am at right now has this exact situation. They have
> a 1.3 server,
> but when you run svnadmin you pick up the 1.4 version.

How is that possible when your system only has 1.3?!

bye,

Erik.

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