[SVN-2827] Handle mergeinfo for sparsely-populated directories

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: trunk
• Fix Version/s: 1.5.0
• Component/s: libsvn_client
• Labels: merge-tracking
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Daniel Rall
• Created: 13/Jul/07 21:49
• Updated: 27/Oct/18 16:35
• Resolved: 10/Mar/09 15:22

Description

Handle sparsely-populated directories, or portions of a tree not
checked out due to lack of authorization.

* Inheritance of merge info through sparsely-populated directories
  could potentially be handled via explicit merge info (e.g. to
  avoid recording merge info for paths not checked out).

* There's little we can do about paths not checked out because of
  insufficient authorization.  Since the client isn't allowed to
  know these paths exist, we can't avoid potentially inherited merge
  info!

Issue Links

• blocks: SVN-2824 Handle merge info inheritance and eliding
• is depended upon by: SVN-2824 Handle merge info inheritance and eliding