On Wed, 2013-04-17 at 11:42 -0700, BRM wrote:
> I'd suggest a slight modification to your process if you can - that
> is:
>
> 1. Checkout a new working copy
> 2. Apply the patch to the new working copy
> 3. Review
> 4. Delete the new working copy
>
> Now I realize in some cases that may not be an option - too large a
> down, etc.
Right, checking out a new WC for each code review is not feasible for
me, and sort of seems like overkill. I figure the worst case scenario
is to generate a script which parses the patch and downloads a local
copy of each file referenced in the patch (at the specified rev) into a
temporary tree (sort of a sparse checkout), apply the patch to the tree,
and then can launch a diff tool against it.
> If the patch provider is using SVN, which I assume they are since
> you're talking about apply a patch with SVN, then if it is all
> committed you could also use TSVN's Repository Viewer to look at the
> patch by comparing two branches, and then using TSVN's Diff
> functionality to look at each modification, just like you are in your
> working copy - only you don't need a working copy to do it.
I'm using Linux, otherwise I'd just use TortoiseSVN which seems to be
able to do what I describe above.
>
> Any how...something to think about for you.
>
> Ben
>
> P.S. Aren't "Changelists" client-side only?
Yes, they are client-side only.
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> From: Nick <nospam_at_codesniffer.com>
> To: Philip Martin <philip.martin_at_wandisco.com>
> Cc: users <users_at_subversion.apache.org>;
> dev_at_subversion.apache.org
> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 10:23 AM
> Subject: Re: Changelist support for svn patch?
>
>
> On Wed, 2013-04-17 at 11:43 +0100, Philip Martin wrote:
> > > The 'patch' subcommand does not seem to support applying a
> > changelist
> > > description to the files that are part of the patch. Any
> plans to
> > > support this?
> > >
> > > (Should I be asking this on the dev list?)
> >
> > That sounds like a useful feauture.
>
> Here's the workflow which provoked my asking. I wonder if
> there's an
> alternative (and maybe more streamlined) method of
> accomplishing the
> same.
>
> I received a patch containing a feature addition for a project
> I'm
> working on. My primary interest is only to view the changes
> (ie. code
> review)--not to submit them. AFAICT, the way to do this using
> subversion directly (ie. not a wrapper app like TortoiseSVN)
> is to apply
> the patch to my working copy and then view the diff. (I'm
> ignoring the
> option of viewing the raw patch file directly in an editor.)
> Once I'm
> done reviewing, I want to remove the change. Without the
> ability to
> apply the patch into a specific changelist, I have to
> surgically revert
> the changes if I have other changes of my own in the WC. If
> the patch
> were applied to a changelist, I can revert it all in one shot.
>
> Am I missing something for this workflow? Is there a simpler
> way? How
> do others handle this scenario?
>
>
> Nick
>
>
>
>
>
Received on 2013-04-17 22:13:14 CEST