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Posted to dev@subversion.apache.org by Branko Čibej <br...@wandisco.com> on 2013/09/04 17:31:30 UTC

Re: [Subversion Wiki] Update of "MoveDev/Ev15MovesDesign" by JulianFoad

On 04.09.2013 17:23, Apache subversion Wiki wrote:
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> The "MoveDev/Ev15MovesDesign" page has been changed by JulianFoad:
> https://wiki.apache.org/subversion/MoveDev/Ev15MovesDesign
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> New page:
> '''Ev1.5 Representation of Moves'''
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> <<TableOfContents(3)>>
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> == Summary ==
> The original “svn_delta_editor_t” is colloquially known as “Ev1” now that a proposed new “svn_editor_t” known as “Editor version 2” (Ev2) has been around for some time.
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> This document sets out a proposal for revising Ev1 to support move tracking – specifically, to enable move semantics to be transmitted over the editor interface.

Uh. What? What on earth is this good for?

Older clients and servers that don't support Ev2 will revert to
copy+delete. This is already handler by the shims, IIRC. You don't need
this at all. Instead, you nead Ev2 caps negotiation.

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