retitle 343142 -r {DATE} option could support more date formats thanks Early versions of Subversion used a yacc-based date parser which supported a range of date formats similar to CVS. The yacc-based parser was abandoned and replaced with a handwritten C parser supporting only a few date formats a long time ago.
IIRC, the motivations for doing so were: - It caused an additional complication in the build-system. - Maintenance problems - far fewer people know yacc than C. but most especially: - No-one who was around for the discussion felt particularly strongly about keeping the additional flexibility in date formats. It's worth noting that many Subversion developers use -r {DATE} perhaps once or twice a year, if even that much, with revision numbers proving a more precise and concise way of specifying points in history. We are willing to be persuaded otherwise, though - feel free to open a discussion on dev{AT}subversion.tigris.org. If you do so, be sure to explain your use-case for -r {DATE} as clearly as possible - don't assume that people will understand a brief summarization, through shared experience, because many of us genuinely _don't_ have any significant experience of using -r {DATE}. Thanks, Max. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]