Re: [viewvc-dev] Tracking changled lines in database

[email protected] wrote:
>> ViewVC's commits database doesn't store the number of modified lines,
>> but (in the tradition of both CVS and GNU diff) it does store the
>> number of added lines and the number of removed lines.  Is that
>> information sufficient for your purposes?
> 
> 
> Thank you for the quick reply. I now understand the reason for not
> supporting changed lines.
> 
> I need to be able to differentiate between adding/removing code from
> changing code. This can help find code that is constantly being
> refactored and therefore might prove helpful to have the code reviewed.
> 
> In the added/removed lines I see that the svn side of things is
> recognizing changed lines, but adding one to each of added and removed
> lines.
> 
> Can you keep things compatible by having a nullable column that is used
> for version control systems that can differentiate between added, removed
> and modified lines?

Sounds like a reasonable thing to do.

I should let you know upfront that the ViewVC commits database was designed
solely with CVS in mind.  Subversion didn't even exist.  So this schema is
*not* Subversion-friendly, and what Subversion support we have is hacked,
sliced, diced, and pummeled into place.  Were I you, I would take the logic
from svndbadmin to employ in whatever fashion you see fit for your own
needs, but not try to tie yourself to the ViewVC schema as a general rule.

-- 
C. Michael Pilato <[email protected]>
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