Perhaps the solution is to make 'svn diff' use --diff-cmd for propdiffs too? It seems that currently --diff-cmd is only used for file content diffs.
C. Michael Pilato wrote on Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 15:16:23 -0400: > The introduction of the --git option to 'svn diff' opens the door for > different "flavors" for 'svn diff' output. Would you be interested in a new > 'svn diff --patch' flavor, which generates only diff output that's suitable > for consumption with GNU patch? Implied by --patch would be no property > diff output and the display of copied items as additions (like > --show-copies-as-adds does). > > Of course, --no-property-diff works for me, too. :-) > > > On 11/03/2011 03:05 PM, Alexey Neyman wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Sorry for a long delay :) 5 years ago, I sent a patch to the mailing list > > that > > would allow to specify what to include/exclude from the diff output: > > > > > > http://subversion.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?dsForumId=462&dsMessageId=742594 > > > > There were two problems this patch tried to address: > > > > 1. There was no way to exclude properties from the diff output. > > > > 2. There was no way to obtain a list of modified/added/deleted files and > > whether the content and/or properties have been modified. > > > > I got a response from Ben Collins-Sussman that the patch I sent is > > superseded > > by --summarize option which was implemented in the trunk (which would > > eventually become 1.4): > > > > http://svn.haxx.se/dev/archive-2006-06/0202.shtml > > > > Actually, --summarize only addresses the issue #2, but not the issue #1. As > > to > > issue #1, ability to disable property diffs is still missing from > > Subversion. > > Common wisdom suggests running the diff through 'filterdiff --clean': > > > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2755848/how-do-you-get-subversion-diff- > > summary-to-ignore-mergeinfo-properties > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/402522/is-there-a-metadata-exclusion- > > filter-for-the-svn-diff-command > > > > But this is still unreliable: if property text includes a diff-like chunk, > > it > > will go through. > > > > What is the sentiment about implementing --no-property-diff option to 'svn > > diff'? I can implement it if there's agreement such option is needed. > > > > Regards, > > Alexey. > > > -- > C. Michael Pilato <cmpil...@collab.net> > CollabNet <> www.collab.net <> Distributed Development On Demand >
