Re: save backup copy when replacing local file with "their" version

On 7/31/07, Markus Pohl <pohli@gmx.de> wrote:
> When you choose to replace the local version of a file with "their" version, it
> is simply overwritten with "their" version, and nothing of "my" version is kept,
> even if I previously made changes that I didn't yet commit.
>
> This can be a problem if someone wants to choose e. g. "solve with my version"
> but happens to click on "solve with their version" by mistake. Then his version
> is erased.
>
> A good solution to this could be to make a backup copy (.orig), much the same
> way a backup is made when resolving conflicts.

I would say that 'Backup original file' setting from TortoiseMerge
should control this behavior -- although TMerge is not directly
involved in whole-file conflict resolution, this still seem logical.

-- 
Alexander S. Klenin
Insight Experts Ltd.
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