I (Julian Foad) wrote: [...] > PROPOSAL > > - svn_ra_do_update2(): revise to svn_ra_do_update3(), add the > 'ignore_ancestry' option there too, and use two pools while we're at > > it. Track this change in the RA vtable 'update' method, protocols, etc. > > - svn_wc__get_switch_editor(): add 'adds_as_modification'. > > - svn_client__update_internal(), svn_client_update4(): add > 'ignore_ancestry'. > > - svn_client__switch_internal(), svn_client_switch4(): add > 'adds_as_modification'. > > > RATIONALE > > Do I really have to explain why Consistency is Good?
Consistency alone doesn't require us to add the options where missing; we could also remove them where present. These options exist because we decided at some point that we wanted them, and I think we still want them and we definitely still need them for backward compatibility. - Julian