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[PATCH] gnu: svn-fetch: Make revision field optional.

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Nicolas Goaziou <mail <at> nicolasgoaziou.fr>
Cc: 71371 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Josselin Poiret <dev <at> jpoiret.xyz>, Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>, Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>, Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe <at> gnu.org>, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>, Florian Pelz <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>, Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>, Christopher Baines <guix <at> cbaines.net>, Matthew Trzcinski <matt <at> excalamus.com>
Subject: [bug#71371] [PATCH] gnu: svn-fetch: Make revision field optional.
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 18:09:07 +0200

Hello!

Nicolas Goaziou <mail <at> nicolasgoaziou.fr> skribis:

> -@item @code{revision}
> -This string denotes revision to fetch specified as a number.
> +@item @code{revision} (default: @code{#f})
> +This field denotes the revision to fetch, as a number.  It can also be
> +set to @code{#f}, for example when @var{url} contains a tag reference.

Hmm, IIRC, tags in svn are mutable, no?

My recollection is that there’s no distinction between a directory, a
branch, and a tag: tags and branches are just a copy (‘svn cp’) of a
directory that can change over time.  Thus, you can’t rely on a tag as
an unambiguous reference.

Am I right?

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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