Re: [PATCH] [libsvn_ra_svn/client.c] confugre remote command for tunnel via $SVN_REMCMD instead hardcoded svnserve

[mark benedetto king <mb...@lowlatency.com>]

On Tue, Sep 19, 2006 at 11:08:28AM +0200, Stefan Petri wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I have stumbled across several cases where access via tunneling failed 
> because the remote svnserve binary was not in a system default search 
> path. The subversion FAQ and manual show the workaround via tweaking ssh 
> key configuration, but I have several cases where that is not 
> applicable. So, here is 4-line patch , which takes the command to invoke 
> from the environment variable SVN_REMCMD. If that is not set, the remote 
> command defaults to "svnserve".
> Enjoy,
>                                                      Stefan
> 
> [[[
> subversion/libsvn_ra_svn/client.c use SVN_REMCMD to override hardcoded 
> "svnserve"
> 
> To circumvent problems with the hardcoded invocation of "svnserve" on 
> the remote end of tunnels, look for environment variable SVN_REMCMD.
> Fall back to "svnserve" if that is not set.
> This helps when e.g. the svnserve command is not in the remote systems 
> default search path, and ssh key trickery as descibed in the Subversion 
> manual is not applicable.
> ]]]
> 


Why not make SVN_SSH point to a shell script that replaces the "svnserve"
parameter with something else?

--ben


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