On Dec 7, 2007 4:15 PM, Daniel L. Rall <dlr@finemaltcoding.com> wrote:
> ...via merging from a single source URL into a WC. This requires that
> your merge source URL and WC are ancestrally-related.
>
>
> Use cases
> =========
>
> Easily allow merging of all (ancestrally-related) outstanding changes
> from one line of development to another, while accurately recording a
> mergeinfo audit trail.
>
> By "easily", the default behavior (merge algorithm) must support the
> use case encountered most often by the user: "bring un-cherry-picked
> branch WC up to date with its mainline". At the same time, the
> ability to merge a cherry-picked branch back into a mainline WC must
> also be easily accessible, and require the barest minimum of
> parameters. This latter case is important for avoiding repeated
> conflict resolution on long-lived/heavily cherry-picked branches.
>
>
> Proposal
> ========
>
> * Subversion 1.5, unlike previous versions, will let you specify one URL
> and an optional WC, via:
>
> svn [options...] merge URL [WC]
>
> * If you specify no revision range, or specifiy -c/-r options, you get a
> "cherry-picking" (or "unlumped") style merge, which potentially performs
> multiple editor drives, but will merge all eligible changes regardless of
> the state of your WC with respect to the line of development that you're
> merging from.
>
> * If you specify the --reintegrate option (bikeshed painting contest open
> for business), you get a "lumped" style merge, which merges the differences
> between the youngest revision from the WC that has been merged into the URL,
> and any peg revision specified for the URL (otherwise HEAD).
I had a fairly long alternate proposal but then decided I like this
better and it makes the most sense. So +1 from me, including the
name.
--
Thanks
Mark Phippard
http://markphip.blogspot.com/
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Received on Fri Dec 7 22:10:07 2007