On Apr 23, 2012 7:20 PM, "Hyrum K Wright" <hyrum.wri...@wandisco.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 4:55 PM, Greg Stein <gst...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 16:21, Hyrum K Wright <hyrum.wri...@wandisco.com>
wrote:
> >> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Greg Stein <gst...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>...
> >>> Alright. It sounds like svn_ra.h has two purposes: stuff for
libsvn_client,
> >>> and stuff for all RA layers to use internally. Ugh.
> >>
> >> But the capability strings are part of the public API.
> >
> > Says who? Not server Ev2 support. The RA layer can isolate that, so it
> > should not be "part of the public API".
> >
> > Mergeinfo support? Sure. But Ev2? Nah.
>
> The entire RA interface is part of the public API.  The wire protocols
> are the public interface to the server, particularly for those who
> want to write their own clients and server.  These strings are part of
> that definition.

Ah. There we go. That clinches it.

It's too bad we don't have svn_wire.h. Right now, svn_ra serves both
purposes, so yah... I guess it makes sense to leave it there, unless we'd
like to start migrating appropriate pieces to a new header. Thoughts?

>...

Cheers,
-g

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