On Dec 4, 2007 9:40 AM, C. Michael Pilato <cmpilato@collab.net> wrote:
> So ... what was the result of discussion regarding auto-selection of merge
> source URLs?
>
> A subthread about supporting mixed directions of merge ranges in a single
> invocation was launched, and I think it is trending towards disallowing
> mixed merge directions.
>
> As for the primary discussion, though, I feel like nothing even approaching
> consensus was reached. Some thought having different defaults merge sources
> depending on range direction would work; others found that confusion. Some
> thought we should use the copy source all the time; others disagreed. Some
> even advocated losing support for unspecified merge sources altogether.
> Some felt we could let users toggle their meaning with command-line options
> (which are still easier to type than URLs).
>
> Here's an idea. 'svn merge' has already become more interactive thanks to
> the conflict resolution stuff. Why not just present the user with a list of
> merge source options when they don't specify a source?
>
> In the typical case, where mergeinfo is pretty simple, you might see:
>
> $ svn merge -c 45
> Where would you like to merge from?
> (t) the target: http://.../
> (c) the copy source: http://.../
> ?
>
> If the target has some mergeinfo already from some sources, you'd get:
>
> $ svn merge -c 45
> Where would you like to merge from?
> (t) the target: http://.../
> (c) the copy source: http://.../
> (1) previous merge source: http://.../
> (2) previous merge source: http://.../
> ?
>
> If the target has a ton of mergeinfo from many sources, we paginate:
>
> $ svn merge -c 45
> Where would you like to merge from?
> (t) the target: http://.../
> (c) the copy source: http://.../
> (1) previous merge source: http://.../
> (2) previous merge source: http://.../
> (3) previous merge source: http://.../
> (4) previous merge source: http://.../
> (5) previous merge source: http://.../
> (6) previous merge source: http://.../
> (7) previous merge source: http://.../
> (8) previous merge source: http://.../
> (9) previous merge source: http://.../
> (m) See more options
> ? m
> Where would you like to merge from?
> (1) previous merge source: http://.../
> (2) previous merge source: http://.../
> (3) previous merge source: http://.../
> ?
>
> And if --non-interactive is passed, we flatly disallow sourceless-merges.
>
> Just a (crazy) thought.
>
>
> --
> C. Michael Pilato <cmpilato@collab.net>
> CollabNet <> www.collab.net <> Distributed Development On Demand
>
>
Great idea! And I know that my users would love that!
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