updated from pesco's darcs repo, current to Oct 11 version

[git.ikiwiki.info.git] / doc / todo / darcs.mdwn

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@@ -486,11 +486,14 @@ It's got couple of FIXMEs, and a very site-specific filter for recentchanges. No
 
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-And here's yet another one. :)
+And here's yet another one, including an updated `ikiwiki-makerepo`. :)

 
 

-<http://khjk.org/~pesco/ikiwiki-darcs/>
+<http://khjk.org/~pesco/ikiwiki-darcs/> (now a darcs repo)

 
 

-I've taken all the good stuff from the above and added the missing hooks. Some of them I haven't had a chance to test, namely `rcs_rename`, `rcs_remove`, `rcs_commit_staged`, and `rcs_diff`. Also, I'm not experienced with perl and don't know where I should have used the function `possibly_foolish_untaint`.
+> Note that there's a 'darcs' branch in git that I'm keeping a copy of your
+> code in. Just in case. :-)
+
+I've taken all the good stuff from the above and added the missing hooks. The code hasn't seen a lot of testing, so some bugs are likely yet to surface. Also, I'm not experienced with perl and don't know where I should have used the function `possibly_foolish_untaint`.

 
 Regarding the repository layout: There are two darcs repositories. One is the `srcdir`, the other we'll call `master`.
 
 
 Regarding the repository layout: There are two darcs repositories. One is the `srcdir`, the other we'll call `master`.
 


@@ -523,4 +526,24 @@ Regarding the repository layout: There are two darcs repositories. One is the `s
 > * Is the the darcs info in [[details]] still up-to-date re this version?
 > --[[Joey]]
 
 > * Is the the darcs info in [[details]] still up-to-date re this version?
 > --[[Joey]]
 

+> Update:
+>
+> I think I've addressed all of the above except for the XML parsing in `darcs_info`.
+> The function determines the md5 hash of the last patch the given file appears in.
+> That's indeed being done with regexps but my Perl isn't good enough for a quick recode
+> right now.
+>
+> As for the darcs info in [[rcs/details]], it does not accurately describe the way
+> this version works. It's similar, but the details differ slightly.
+> You could copy my description above to replace it.
+>
+> There is still some ironing to do, for instance the current version doesn't allow for
+> modifying attachments by re-uploading them via CGI ("darcs add failed"). Am I assuming
+> correctly that "adding" a file that's already in the repo should just be a no-op?
+> --pesco
+
+>> It should result in the new file contents being committed by
+>> `rcs_commit_staged`. For some revision control systems, which
+>> automatically commit modifications, it would be a no-op. --[[Joey]]
+

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