I want to use SVN externals on my projects to include a number of third party plugins. I've found this blog post recommending saving the svn:externals value in a file (called svn.externals) with the destination/source pairs, like this:
akismet http://svn.wp-plugins.org/akismet/trunk
all-in-one-seo-pack http://svn.wp-plugins.org/all-in-one-seo-pack/trunk
and to use the the -F flag to set the property, like so:
svn propset svn:externals -F svn.externals
I got the above info from beer planet.
Now to the quesiton. Does SVN support a comment format allowing me to comment this svn.externals file? I'd like to group the external repositories under libraries, widgets and the like. Also, I was thinking to add instructions on how to update this file/property for my fellow developers at the top of the file. Example, assuming the # starts a comment:
# README: When updating svn:externals
# 1. Update and save this file
# 2. Run 'svn propset svn:externals -F svn.externals
# 3. Commit 'svn ci -m "plugin XXXXXXXX added to svn:externals"'
# wp plugins
wp/content/plugins/akismet http://svn.wp-plugins.org/akismet/trunk
wp/content/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack http://svn.wp-plugins.org/all-in-one-seo-pack/trunk
# jquery + plugins
js/jquery http://jquery-ui.googlecode.com/svn/trunk
# etc etc (this is just a random example of my idea)
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To sum up, my question is, does SVN support some sort of comments in its properties? And if it does, what's the syntax?
