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Re: [Monotone-devel] New branch name with no other changes
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Hendrik Boom |
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Re: [Monotone-devel] New branch name with no other changes |
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Thu, 9 Jun 2011 21:48:36 -0400 |
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On Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 08:46:40PM +0200, Thomas Keller wrote:
> Am 09.06.11 20:14, schrieb Hendrik Boom:
> > I checked out a new workspace, and I want to check it in again unchenged
> > with a new branch name -- the one I want to use to make changes. I'd
> > like to make it clear that the new branch is starting in the same state
> > as the current head in the old one.
> >
> > But when I try to check in, it fails:
> >
> > address@hidden:~/fanfic/theShadowChronicles-MarkMacKinnon/edited$
> > mtn commit
> > --branch=com.pooq.hendrik.othersfanfic.theShadowChronicles.cleanup
> > mtn: misuse: no changes to commit
> >
> > Well, yes, there were no changes in any of the files, but the branch was
> > different.
> >
> > Is there some conceptual reason why a branch name change should not be
> > enough to do a commit?
>
> Yes, because the branch name is not part of the revision nor the
> manifest. Its just metadata tacked onto an already created revision. In
> your case it should be enough to issue a new branch cert either through
> mtn cert or mtn approve.
>
> Thomas.
One could argue whether this is a user-interface problem or an elegant
design, but I won't bother; i'm getting on with the project I'm working
on.
Thanks. approve worked fine.
-- hendrik
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- Re: [Monotone-devel] New branch name with no other changes, (continued)
- Re: [Monotone-devel] New branch name with no other changes, Jerome Baum, 2011/06/16
- Re: [Monotone-devel] New branch name with no other changes, Stephen Leake, 2011/06/12
- Re: [Monotone-devel] New branch name with no other changes, CooSoft Support, 2011/06/12
- Re: [Monotone-devel] New branch name with no other changes, Jerome Baum, 2011/06/12
- Re: [Monotone-devel] New branch name with no other changes, Thomas Keller, 2011/06/12
- Re: [Monotone-devel] New branch name with no other changes, Hendrik Boom, 2011/06/12
- Re: [Monotone-devel] New branch name with no other changes, Stephen Leake, 2011/06/12
- Re: [Monotone-devel] New branch name with no other changes, Stephen Leake, 2011/06/12
- Re: [Monotone-devel] New branch name with no other changes, Jerome Baum, 2011/06/12
Re: [Monotone-devel] New branch name with no other changes, Thomas Keller, 2011/06/09
- Re: [Monotone-devel] New branch name with no other changes,
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