Modifying Properties

[Christopher Taylor <ch...@gmail.com>]

Dear List,

Is it possible, using the API, to update the properties of a previous
revision of a file?  I'd like to do some processing of a file and
store the information as a property, but they cannot be done in
near-realtime.  So consequently I cannot do the processing duing a
pre-commit or post-commit script.  But the output of the processing is
explicitly tied to the version of the file it is processing .... hence
the motivation for my question.

Respectfully,
Christopher Taylor

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Re: Modifying Properties

["C. Michael Pilato" <cm...@collab.net>]

Christopher Taylor wrote:
> Dear List,
> 
> Is it possible, using the API, to update the properties of a previous
> revision of a file?  I'd like to do some processing of a file and
> store the information as a property, but they cannot be done in
> near-realtime.  So consequently I cannot do the processing duing a
> pre-commit or post-commit script.  But the output of the processing is
> explicitly tied to the version of the file it is processing .... hence
> the motivation for my question.

First, this question belongs on the users@ list, as it hasn't a thing in the
world to do with the development *of* Subversion (despite being about
development *atop* Subversion).

Secondly, file properties are themselves versioned as part of the total
concept of a Subversion versioned file.  You cannot "change" a versioned
file's already-committed properties, just as you cannot "change" a versioned
file's already-committed file contents.

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