[svnbook commit] r3136 - trunk/src/en/book
C. Michael Pilato
cmpilato at red-bean.com
Mon Jun 16 08:04:25 CDT 2008
Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
>>> + <listitem>
>>> + <para>Don't ever edit the <literal>svn:mergeinfo</literal>
>>> + property directly; use <command>svn
>>> + merge --record-only</command> to effect a desired change
>> ^^^^^ affect
>
> Nope, this is correct. :-) Google for this usage. It's one of the
> very rare (but legal) uses of 'effect' as a verb, rather than a noun.
Yep, you're right. I was aware of this quirk of the language, and even hit
dictionary.com before commenting on your commit. But then I read the text
at dictionary.com wrong. (:-P
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