Re: 1.5 FSFS repository <-> 1.4 client compatibility

Hello Matt,

The "New Feature Compatibility Table" near the top of the release notes
states 1.5 clients are required for file:// repository access, whereas
any version client will work for other repository access protocols. This
makes sense logically as well.

So my guess is you are fine with pre-1.5 clients, because nobody in an
environment other than a local sandbox uses file://, right?

Regards,
Mark

P.S. The "New Feature Compatibility Table" is the most succinct
reference for how the server/client versions interact.

On Fri, 2008-06-27 at 16:14 -0400, McHenry, Matt wrote:
> I'm reading two conflicting things in the release notes, and I wanted
> to get a clarification before I do a server upgrade that I'll
> regret. :)
>
> Under the heading "Compatibility Concerns", it says "Older clients and
> servers interoperate transparently with 1.5 servers and clients".
> However, under the heading "Improved support for large deployments on
> FSFS, via sharding (server)", it says "These repositories will only be
> compatible with other Subversion 1.5 clients".
>
> I imagine that the first is correct and the second means "clients" in
> the sense of "clients of the FSFS", i.e. tools that access a
> repository directly (e.g. svnserve, svnadmin, etc.). Can someone
> confirm?

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