# HG changeset patch
# User Bryan O'Sullivan <bryano@fb.com>
# Date 1360012223 28800
# Node ID b62fff7832c360384717564335f8daa2caf5924f
# Parent  110794582448c483e2c408458fc4fdc0487613ff
buildmeta: only write the uuid file if needed

We used to write it unconditionally.

diff --git a/hgsubversion/svncommands.py b/hgsubversion/svncommands.py
--- a/hgsubversion/svncommands.py
+++ b/hgsubversion/svncommands.py
@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@ def rebuildmeta(ui, repo, args, unsafe_s
     return _buildmeta(ui, repo, args, partial=False,
                       skipuuid=unsafe_skip_uuid_check)
 
+def write_if_needed(path, content):
+    try:
+        fp = open(path)
+        mustwrite = fp.read() != content
+        fp.close()
+    except IOError, err:
+        if err.errno != errno.ENOENT:
+            raise
+        mustwrite = True
+    if mustwrite:
+        fp = open(path, 'w')
+        fp.write(content)
+        fp.close()
+
 def _buildmeta(ui, repo, args, partial=False, skipuuid=False):
 
     if repo is None:
@@ -195,9 +209,7 @@ def _buildmeta(ui, repo, args, partial=F
                 if uuid != svn.uuid:
                     raise hgutil.Abort('remote svn repository identifier '
                                        'does not match')
-            uuidfile = open(os.path.join(svnmetadir, 'uuid'), 'w')
-            uuidfile.write(svn.uuid)
-            uuidfile.close()
+            write_if_needed(os.path.join(svnmetadir, 'uuid'), uuid)
 
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