
After two and a half years of development, a new major release of the centralized version control system subversion saw the light:
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Numbered errors and warnings
Now, in the event of an error, there is no need to google its complex text — enough numbers — like with compilers or wix.
Only one .svn folder at the root
Starting from version 1.7, subversion will not create its own subfolder ".svn" in each folder - now this folder is created only in the root of the working copy.
Accelerating work over HTTP
Due to the rejection of full compatibility with rarely used WebDAV and the use of a simplified protocol, called the authors of HTTPv2.
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New svnrdump utility
Allows you to dump a remote repository without admin access to it.
New svn patch command
Allowed to apply to the working copy of the patch in unidiff format.