[SVN-2065] Cannot set svn:eol-style property for non text/* mime-type files

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0.1
• Fix Version/s: 1.2.0
• Component/s: cmdline client
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Subversion Importer
• Created: 01/Oct/04 06:02
• Updated: 27/Oct/18 16:41
• Resolved: 10/Mar/09 15:22

Description

When setting up svn:eol-style using 'svn propset svn:eol-style native foo.gram'
command, svn failed to set the property and jump up a message tells me that it
has binary type property (that is, has a non text/* svn:mime-type property) and
no svn:eol-style property is added:

SHELL> svn porplist foo.gram
Properties on 'foo.gram':
  svn:mime-type : application/srgs
  svn:keywords : Id LastChangedDate LastChangedRevision LastChangedBy HeadURL

SHELL> svn propset svn:eol-style native foo.gram
svn: File 'foo.gram' has binary mime type property

SHELL> svn porplist foo.gram
Properties on 'foo.gram':
  svn:mime-type : application/srgs
  svn:keywords : Id LastChangedDate LastChangedRevision LastChangedBy HeadURL

EVEN IF I ADD THE --force OPTION:

SHELL> svn propset --force svn:eol-style native foo.gram
svn: File 'foo.gram' has binary mime type property

SHELL> svn porplist foo.gram
Properties on 'foo.gram':
  svn:mime-type : application/srgs
  svn:keywords : Id LastChangedDate LastChangedRevision LastChangedBy HeadURL

In fact, there are some document formats that are not registered as a text/*
document, but IS actually text files, especially for some XML document formats.
For example, the ABNF document (one of the grammar format for VoiceXML) I used
above is registered in IETF with the MIME type, application/srgs, but is actually
a text file.

There's a work around that can avoid the problem: first remove the svn:mime-type
property, add the svn:eol-style property, then add the svn:mime-type property
back.  However, this is really annonying.

In my opinion, pormpting a warning message that warn the user when setting
svn:eol-style property on a non text/* mime-type file is a good thing.  But the
--force option should be work fine, in case if we DO want to set the
svn:eol-style property.

Original issue reported by jeffhung

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: SVN-2134 application/x-java-jnlp-file is not binary