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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan Schmidt [mailto:subversion-2007b@ryandesign.com]
>
> I don't see how Subversion's disinclination to tell you who
> has checked out a file is relevant to the question of
> performing text transforms on commit.

Merely an example of an unfortunate situation.

>
> I haven't exactly understood what you're advocating here. But
> it sounds like you're saying "Subversion should do X because
> corporate pointy-haired bosses refuse to accept perfectly
> reasonable existing alternatives." If so, then I don't think
> that's going to happen at all. Subversion is great for many
> people, but if it's not great for you, or for your
> pointy-haired boss, then there are other tools available.

Not exactly - in it is pointy-haired developers who want the feature in
my example, which was presented to illustrate the weirdness out here.

> Subversion does not modify files server-side during commit.
> It commits what the client sent. This is considered a Good
> Thing. If you want something different committed, make those
> changes on the client before committing. A server-side
> pre-commit hook can enforce your rules, and in the event of
> noncompliance with those rules, can print an error message
> educating the user how to do the required task on the client
> before committing (directing the user to a web page, or a
> utility to run, or whatever).

I should not have stated my tangential request for feature
open-mindedness in this thread, because it is clearly being confused
with the original question. I agree with you. I was simply concerned
with this statement:

>Why not just make the developer responsible for doing this himself
>(still reject the commit via hook if it doesn't pass tests)?

Because I see it frequently as a resolution to feature requests. I just
want that to be the response of last resort, not first. The
server-maintained valid property list question is an example of such a
useful feature.

--
David
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