C. Michael Pilato wrote on Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 11:25:29 -0400:
> On 03/22/2013 11:13 AM, Daniel Shahaf wrote:
> > svnadmin.c has this code:
> >
> > /* We can't create repository with a version newer than what
> > the running version of Subversion supports. */
> > if (! svn_version__at_least(&latest,
> > compatible_version->major,
> > compatible_version->minor,
> > compatible_version->patch))
> > {
> > err = svn_error_createf(SVN_ERR_UNSUPPORTED_FEATURE, NULL,
> > _("Cannot guarantee compatibility "
> > "beyond the current running version
> > "
> > "(%s)"),
> > SVN_VER_NUM );
> > return EXIT_ERROR(err);
> > }
> >
> > Should the condition be relaxed to (compatible_version->major !=
> > latest->major)?
> >
> > After all, if someone passes "1.9.0", that's fine --- we'll just create
> > a 1.8.0-style repository, and our compatibility rules imply that 1.9.0
> > will know to read it. Similarly, if someone passes "1.8.2", then
> > regardless of whether this svnadmin is 1.8.0 or 1.8.4, e can just go
> > ahead and create a 1.8-stlye repository; 1.8.2 will be able to read it.
> >
> > In other words, the "is my version number at least X" behaviour might be
> > useful, but --compatible-version= doesn't seem to be the right place for it.
>
> Makes sense to me.
Cool. r1459849. (I committed that before Julian replied.)
