Re: svn:eol-style and other text transforms on commit

On 10/23/07, Kenneth Porter <shiva@sewingwitch.com> wrote:
> Where is the eol conversion done for svn:eol-style? Client or server?

Client.

> What
> is the reasoning behind not providing hooks for other text transformations
> in this path?

(Server regulated) hooks on the client, built into subversion, would
(a) open gaping security holes and (b) significantly raise the
dependencies requirements (which scripting environment? Python? On
Windows it's not 'the default'...)

> For example, I can see value in reindentation of XML and C/C++ on commit,
> where adding and removing white space does not change the syntax.
>
> Are there wrappers for Subversion that provide this kind of transformation?

No, but you can easily write your own...

bye,

Erik.

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Received on Tue Oct 23 14:17:05 2007