Re: svndiff binary format

Erik Huelsmann wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:52 AM, <will.barden_at_fatsoma.com> wrote:
>> Hi all.
>>
>> Is there a specification of the binary svndiff format anywhere? I have some cunning plans for editing fsfs revision files directly..
>>
>> I did find a perl module which would do it, so can attempt to reverse engineer that to describe the format if absolutely necessary, but I'd rather not (my perl isn't up to much).
>
> No, there's no specification. If you want to read svndiff streams you
> can use the Subversion libraries.

Actually, this might be useful:
http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/trunk/notes/svndiff

> BTW: with the plans above, I seriously hope nobody helps you: you're
> not just playing with files: you're playing with companies' main
> assets (ie playing with fire!).

+! to that warning. Use the libraries! (But I'm happy to help you shoot
yourself in the foot, arm, head and any other appendage.)

-Hyrum

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