Ryan Schmidt wrote on Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 05:48:02 -0500: > > On Mar 21, 2013, at 18:27, luis montes wrote: > > > Is it possible to know the base revision on a svn: external from a > > pre-commit hook script? If the external changes with the current > > transaction I figured I could possibly parse the svnlook diff output, but > > what if it does not change with the current transaction? I understand that > > information is kept on the client, so does the client send it to the > > server? For each external? > > I don't believe the client sends that information to the server.
Correct. The server is only concerned with the value of the svn:externals property, the semantics of that property are oblivious to the server. Also, it's good practice to describe what you're trying to achieve at a high-level, not only the particular solution you have in mind right now. http://s.apache.org/xy-problem
