Re: [boost] [Subversion] Subversion repository is now enforcing mime-types and eol-styles

From: Doug Gregor (dgregor_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-07-30 10:34:15

On Jul 28, 2007, at 10:28 AM, Vladimir Prus wrote:

> Douglas Gregor wrote:
>
>>   http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/BoostSubversion
>
> The section starts with:
>
>     Internally, Subversion stores all text files using the Unix  
> line endings (i.e., a single line feed).
>
> This is factually wrong. By default, Subversion does not care about
> line endings at all (because it uses binary deltas, not text deltas  
> as CVS used to). It only
> starts to use Unix line endings when you use svn:eof-style.

You're right; I've rewritten that text.

>> The Subversion repository will verify that you have set the mime-type
>> and eol-style properly
>
> What does it mean for mime-type to be "property set"? Subversion  
> only cares
> if the mime type is "text/*" or not, and otherwise mime type is  
> irrelevant.
>
> So, what exactly is enforced?

I've rewritten that part, too.

All files committed need to have `svn:mime-type` set; if that MIME  
type is text/something, then the file must have svn:eol-style set.

        - Doug