Re: State of BDB FS backend

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On Tue, Jul 28, 2026 at 9:58=E2=80=AFAM Nathan Hartman <hartman.nathan@gmai=
l.com>
wrote:

>
> Currently 'svnadmin help create' has this to say about the --fs-type arg:
>
>   --fs-type ARG            : type of repository:
>                              'fsfs' (default), 'bdb' or 'fsx'
>                              CAUTION: FSX is for EXPERIMENTAL use only!
>
> Perhaps there should also be a "WARNING: BDB will be removed in an
> upcoming release?" or something to that effect?
>
>
I'll not weigh in right now on the merits of removing the BDB backend this
side of 2.0, but this modification to the 'svnadmin help create' usage text
seems to me a good idea *regardless. * I mean, we *know* that day is coming
eventually, be it 1.x or 2.0.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"background-color:transpare=
nt">On Tue, Jul 28, 2026 at 9:58=E2=80=AFAM Nathan Hartman &lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</sp=
an></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
Currently &#39;svnadmin help create&#39; has this to say about the --fs-typ=
e arg:<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 --fs-type ARG=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 : type of rep=
ository:<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&#39;fsfs&#39; (default), &#39;bdb&#39; or &=
#39;fsx&#39;<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0CAUTION: FSX is for EXPERIMENTAL use only!<b=
r>
<br>
Perhaps there should also be a &quot;WARNING: BDB will be removed in an<br>
upcoming release?&quot; or something to that effect?<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I&#39;ll not weigh in right now on the=
 merits of removing the BDB backend this side of 2.0, but this modification=
 to the &#39;svnadmin help create&#39; usage text seems to me a good idea <=
i>regardless.=C2=A0</i>=C2=A0I mean, we <i>know</i> that day is coming even=
tually, be it 1.x or 2.0.</div></div></div>

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