Prabhu, Daniel Shahaf wrote on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 15:11:35 +0200: > Prabhu Gnana Sundar wrote on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 17:12:46 +0530: > > Hi all, > > > > Currently svnadmin, svnlook, svnsync, svndumpfilter, svnversion, > > svnserve show the entire version information even if '--version --quiet' > > is given as command. > > > > The '--quiet' option has *not* been handled so far. > > > > This patch would make svnadmin, svnlook, svnsync, svndumpfilter, > > svnversion, svnserve '--version --quiet' to display *only* the version > > number(info) just like 'svn --version --quiet' does. > > > > Heh. This is one of the things I looked into, back before I was > formally involved with the project... (as patch manager and later > a committer) > > But I never sent in a patch for this, because I reckoned that a patch > that just adds a --quiet option everywhere (and uses it just for > --version --quiet) would serve more as a 'practice for Daniel in sending > patches' and less as 'a patch that Subversion needs'. So I looked > for more 'real' patches (eg, copy_tests 48) to work on.
Just to avoid any misunderstanding, the the above wasn't meant to discourage you from proceeding with this submission; I just enjoyed recalling the Good Old Days (from before I was a committer). As I said in the last paragraph, if your goal is not specifically this patch but rather you are in "I look for open issues that I can handle" mode, then I encourage you to move on to larger issues. > Not to say that this patch is unnecessary (maybe you have a usecase > wherein it's required), but if you're looking to cut your teeth, I can > suggest a few more challening things to work on. :-) > > > I have attached the patch and the log message with this mail. Please > > give your views on this. > > > > > > Thanks and regards > > Prabhu >
