What functionality does the Subversion repo connection provide in RB?

[Eric P]

Ok, this probably sounds like a stupid question, but I'm curious what
functionality the connection to the repository brings to RB
(Subversion in my example).

When I create a diff for a review (on the command line via 'svn
diff'), and then upload the diff, RB appears to make a check against
the repo for some kind of validation. But beyond that I don't see
what the repo connection provides in terms of actual functionality;
the diff already provides all the info necessary for the review (minus
the base path which we manually enter anyway).

I bet if I was a more seasoned user I wouldn't be asking this.

Thanks for reading,
Eric P.

[Jeff Andros]

Reviewboard displays the files in a two column view.  It pulls the base file from the repo, displays that on the left column, applies the diff, then displays the results on the right column.  This way you've got the entire file to look over as you're reviewing it, not just the parts that have changed.

2009/7/1 Eric P <eric.m...@gmail.com>

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[Eric P]

Ah... right. I figured it was a simple oversight on my part. I see
the 'Expand' links now too that brings in all the preceding code.

Thanks, Jeff!

Eric P.