svn commit: r1693669 - /subversion/branches/patch-exec/BRANCH-README

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Author: danielsh
Date: Fri Jul 31 23:36:21 2015
New Revision: 1693669

URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1693669
Log:
On the patch-exec branch, update BRANCH-README with Julian's feedback.

* BRANCH-README: Promote 'emit mode changes', add a symlinks task.

Modified:
    subversion/branches/patch-exec/BRANCH-README

Modified: subversion/branches/patch-exec/BRANCH-README
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/subversion/branches/patch-exec/BRANCH-README?rev=1693669&r1=1693668&r2=1693669&view=diff
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--- subversion/branches/patch-exec/BRANCH-README (original)
+++ subversion/branches/patch-exec/BRANCH-README Fri Jul 31 23:36:21 2015
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ Steps:
 - [TODO] parser: Review handling of modes other than 0644/0755
                  Consider checking "mode & 0111"
 
-Optional:
+- [TODO] Support symlinks as well (mode 120000)
+         - add the 'svn:special' property0
+         - map the link target representation svn to/from git
+  [supporting symlinks is orthogonal to supporting mode changes]
 
-- [TODO] Should 'svn diff --git' be taught to emit the new form?
+- [TODO] Teach 'svn diff --git' to emit the new form?
          (possibly in addition to the stadard propchange form used for all
          user properties, for compatibility with released 'svn patch' versions)
+         Consider the case of an unversioned file being one side of the diff.