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Re: [PATCH]: Was [PROPOSAL] Takeover Take 2

From: Paul Burba <paulb_at_softlanding.com>
Date: 2006-08-03 13:48:22 CEST

Julian Foad <julianfoad@btopenworld.com> wrote on 08/01/2006 05:59:27 PM:

> Paul Burba wrote:
> > Discussion of this patch fell by the wayside when I went on vacation.
I
> > believe this is ready to commit, but I wanted to check if anyone has
any
> > outstanding concerns regarding it. I'm in no major rush, but I'd like
to
> > get it into trunk.
>
> Hi Paul. I think it's time you checked in this patch. It's had
> ample time for
> review even though I still haven't got around to going through it as
> thouroughly as I would like to in an ideal world. But it's not
likeyou're a
> drive-by contributor: you're around to improve it later if people find
things
> that need your input. So just go for it. Enough people agree the
> functionality is good, and any deficiencies that remain by now must be
minor.

Yes, I'm too cautious at times, better than too reckless :-) Committed
r20945.
 
> Some trivia I noticed:
>
> * main.c: Help text for "update" ends with a colon.
>
> * checkout_tests.py: whole content repeated in the patch file: take
care
> when applying the patch in case the unversioned file already exists,and
check
> you've "svn add"ed the file before committing.
>
> * checkout_tests.py: "'-m', 'Log message for new import'" is
> silly (I'd just
> write 'Import' or '').
>
> * checkout_tests.py: "Julian's scenario" -> proper brief description
> (something like "Ensure that an import followed by a checkout in place
works
> perfectly")
>
> * Some spaces at end of lines (now we're talking Julian-level trivia)

Fixed all.

> > Julian - I know you wanted to see a new option used rather than
--force,
> > but looking back in the takeover threads I don't see a firm consensus
on
> > this. If a new option is eventually what we decide on, I'll galdly
change
> > it later.
>
> I'm fine with putting it in as "--force" for now. I'd rather like it if
it
> could be renamed before it gets released, but that's for a separate
> discussion.

Ok, leaving this for a future debate.

Thanks for all your help,

Paul B.

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