Re: Merge/Update from trunc

> I have a request for a simpler way to update a branch from trunc.
>
> Today you have to look inside the log to find the revision you want
> to save from. Then you have to merge a range of revisions, setting
> first revision to the revision you found and the last to head.
>
> Why not just let TortoiseSVN keep track of the trunc revision number
> on any branch you start, and have a new Context Menu Item "Merge/Update
> from trunc..". This would make it a lot easier to make sure the branch
> is updated with trunc frequently, making reintegrate more painless.

I believe merge tracking (which, AIUI, works if your client and server
are at both least 1.5.x) does this already. Be aware that this uses
properties on the files and/or the containing folders, so make sure
you commit those too, or future merges will not behave well.

Dale McCoy

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Received on 2010-11-09 16:00:26 CET