[svnbook commit] r2955 - trunk/src/en/book

[cmpilato]

Author: cmpilato
Date: Fri Dec 28 12:33:06 2007
New Revision: 2955

Log:
* src/en/book/ch03-advanced-topics.xml
  Add some notes about how binariness effects property setting.


Modified:
   trunk/src/en/book/ch03-advanced-topics.xml

Modified: trunk/src/en/book/ch03-advanced-topics.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/src/en/book/ch03-advanced-topics.xml	(original)
+++ trunk/src/en/book/ch03-advanced-topics.xml	Fri Dec 28 12:33:06 2007
@@ -965,6 +965,29 @@
         attempts at performing contextual merges on files that simply
         cannot be contextually merged.</para>
 
+      <warning>
+        <para>The <literal>svn:mime-type</literal> property, when set
+          to a value that does not indicate textual file contents, can
+          cause some unexpected behaviors with respect to other
+          properties.  For example, since the idea of line endings
+          (and therefore, line ending conversion) makes no sense when
+          applied to non-textual files, Subversion will prevent you
+          from setting the <literal>svn:eol-style</literal> property
+          on such files.  This is obvious when attempted on a single
+          file target—<command>svn propset</command> will error
+          out.  But it might not be as clear if you perform a
+          recursive property set, where Subversion will silently skip
+          over files which it deems unsuitable for a given
+          property.</para>
+      </warning>
+
+      <para>Beginning in Subversion 1.5, users can configure a new
+        <literal>mime-types-file</literal> runtime configuration
+        parameter, which identifies the location of a MIME types
+        mapping file.  Subversion will consult this mapping file to
+        determine, for newly added and imported files, their MIME
+        type.</para>
+
       <para>Also, if the <literal>svn:mime-type</literal> property is
         set, then the Subversion Apache module will use its value to
         populate the <literal>Content-type:</literal> HTTP header when