Eric S. Raymond wrote on Sat, 06 Feb 2021 05:01 +00:00: > Branko Čibej <br...@apache.org>: > > On 22.01.2021 05:23, Eric S. Raymond wrote: > > > Notably: dump-load-format.txt does not describe the delta format. I > > > have since seen hints in the SVN Book that version 3 uses some kind of > > > binary delta compression. But the SVN book does not describe either > > > of these details; it's not even clear enough for me to be sure I'm > > > not hallucinating the "binary" part. > > > > See notes/svndiff. It describes the format of the binary deltas and how to > > produce target data given plaintext source + delta. (It doesn't describe how > > to _produce_ the deltas). > > That sounds like it ouyght to be folded into the dump format description.
The svndiff format stands on its own feet and has uses outside of dumpstreams. I don't see a problem with having the dumpstream format docs include the svndiff format docs by reference. I also don't see an upside to merging the two documents.
