Re: SVN keywords substitution

> On 2006-09-01 15:30:19 +1000, Charlie Allom wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 01:51:24AM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
>>> Concerning the files under the dports directory, I'd say we should
>>> do that on the Portfiles (as it was the case under CVS), but not on
>>> the patches.
>>
>> this isn't very nice..
>>
>> turns out (afaict) to get $Id$ working, you will need to set these
>> under ~/.subversion/config:
>>
>> enable-auto-props = yes
>> [auto-props]
>> Portfile = svn:keywords Id
>> <..other things?..>
>>
>> EVERY developer will need to set this to make it worthwhile!
>>
>> unless I'm missing something with svn here, can someone else chime  
>> in?
>
> The developers don't need to use auto-props. They can also do the
> following to add a Portfile:
>
>   svn add Portfile
>   svn ps svn:keywords Id Portfile
>   svn ci Portfile
>
> The auto-prop is just a rule so that the "svn ps ..." line is
> automatically performed when doing the "svn add ...".
>
> If they forget to add the Id keyword, they can still do it later, or
> some other developer can do it, or a script can fix it (just like a
> script updates the PortIndex file); the svn:keywords is versioned,
> like all non-revision properties.