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Date:      Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:01:20 -0700
From:      David Brodbeck <gull@gull.us>
To:        Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
Cc:        Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com>, FreeBSD questions <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: svn & new pkg system
Message-ID:  <CAHhngE1kKw_KPGzThZnHsPSpM4-SYk%2BBORdtvQ_Fx-PYRvhm6w@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <87ppz8ceje.fsf@kobe.laptop>
References:  <513BC4E2.4040708@a1poweruser.com> <87ppz8ceje.fsf@kobe.laptop>

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On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 3:57 PM, Giorgos Keramidas
<keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>wrote:

> Having svn-X.0 in the source tree, imported at great expense of time and
> effort, will provide exactly _zero_ benefits if the underlying format of
> the repository changes (like subversion likes doing really often).
>

I agree with your other points, but I think it's worth noting that this
particular one isn't actually a concern when it comes to retrieving source
code.  The subversion *client* doesn't have to care about the server's
repository format.  All SVN 1.x clients work with all SVN 1.x servers; you
just may miss out on some advanced features or optimizations if there's a
mismatch, since it'll settle on the lowest common denominator.

The *working copy* format does change between client versions, but that's
easily resolved by checking out a fresh WC.



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