Re: [PATCH] Extend 'svn diff URL URL' to 'svn diff URL URL [WC]'

Philip Martin wrote:
> It's possible to compare branches in the repository using
> 
> $ svn diff ^/repo/branches/foo ^/repo/branches/bar
> 
> but that only works if the current directory is a working copy because
> libsvn_client/cmdline.c:svn_client_args_to_target_array converts
> relative URLs to full URLs using the hardcoded path "".  Since I
> regularly have my current working directory outside a working copy
> this is inconvenient.
> 
> I'd like to be able to do
> 
> $ svn diff ^/repo/branches/foo ^/repo/branches/bar path/to/wc
> 
> and it turns out to be quite simple from a code point of view.  It is,
> of course, an extension to our rather complex diff UI.  What do people
> think?

Is this the same meaning as:

  svn diff --old=^/repo/branches/foo --new=^/repo/branches/bar path/to/wc

?

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C. Michael Pilato <[email protected]>
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