[SVN-2961] Gracefully handle WC format bump (to 9) for Subversion 1.5

• Type: Task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: trunk
• Fix Version/s: 1.5.0
• Component/s: libsvn_wc
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Daniel Rall
• Created: 09/Oct/07 18:13
• Updated: 27/Oct/18 16:34
• Resolved: 10/Mar/09 15:22

Description

This thread describes the problem:

http://subversion.tigris.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=dev&msgNo=130643

In summary, we've introduced several new pieces of WC meta data in the entries
file for Subversion 1.5, including the following fields:
- changelist
- keep-local
- depth

The first two fields -- if present -- would experience data loss when a 1.4
client is used on a WC written by a 1.5 client.  The depth field (and its
usage's impact on a WC), however, will actually "corrupt" a WC for 1.4 client.

http://subversion.tigris.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=dev&msgNo=130643