> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bert Huijben [mailto:b...@qqmail.nl]
> Sent: woensdag 6 januari 2010 14:28
> To: 'Kamesh Jayachandran'; dev@subversion.apache.org
> Subject: RE: [PATCH] Make svn clients indicate their operation name to
> backend(right now only to DAV)
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kamesh Jayachandran [mailto:kam...@collab.net]
> > Sent: woensdag 6 januari 2010 14:00
> > To: dev@subversion.apache.org
> > Subject: [PATCH] Make svn clients indicate their operation name to
> > backend(right now only to DAV)
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > This patch is with respect to the original thread
> >
> > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/subversion-
> > dev/201001.mbox/browser
> >
> > Once this patch gets committed I can commit the mod_dav_svn change to
> > handle the original commit via outdated proxy issue.
> >
> > This Patch revs the following public APIs,
> >
> > 'svn_client_uuid_from_url', 'svn_client_open_ra_session' and
> > 'svn_ra_open3'.
>
> I have a few high level questions about this patch:
>
> Why do you rev svn_client_uuid_from_url?
>
> I would think that that function is a high level API, so it would be an
> operation by itself.
>
> (looking at svn_client.h) What should I put in there as client that just
> needs the uuid or verify that the repository exists?
>
> "checking-uuid-for-visualization-to-my-great-users"?
>
> I don't think we should rev the svn_client_ API for this specific change
> here; especially since older clients will not pass anything anyway.
> libsvn_client should fill that high level operation for library users or
the
> value is of no use on the server.
>
> And it should never be forwarded to master servers as the uuid is supposed
> to be constant per repository.
>
> (BTW. the api is new in 1.7, so it needs no revving at all)
Forget this last sentence, it was not new. It was there since before 1.0
Bert
