From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Mike Mattie Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: the bzr switchover, how I got up to speed with bzr Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:44:26 -0700 Message-ID: <20090329204425.GA6511@reforged> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="qMm9M+Fa2AknHoGS" X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1238359492 5135 80.91.229.12 (29 Mar 2009 20:44:52 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:44:52 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Mar 29 22:46:10 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Lo1tQ-0004TA-HA for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:46:09 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45564 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Lo1s3-0000iN-1U for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:44:43 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Lo1rw-0000gs-IJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:44:36 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Lo1rr-0000e4-NF for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:44:35 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=51410 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Lo1rr-0000dz-I3 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:44:31 -0400 Original-Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com ([209.85.146.182]:49983) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Lo1rr-00023M-43 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:44:31 -0400 Original-Received: by wa-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id j40so1031171wah.26 for ; Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:44:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:date:from:to:subject :message-id:mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:user-agent; bh=Oq9Pkh7A7T4VOjIhmakbiHEh6MirXirlcu7ToJKOmmY=; b=VEkHe1IEH7eLyUP6MeCyQtU++P/V+p5tQ3SEuA5L5h+Ne69xD2qLyWnZCEbqxDvPD6 4ax/mThTT3aUvshIcQc6x/VL2ARLobcP7EoScGtZ7pdMQ7bbtUW5Se+HmrdWsBOgXsgX y7bFALcIf51K6fdfwcqf9anjQF+VmSZiLuKC4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:mime-version:content-type :content-disposition:user-agent; b=OfDIVk9BNbN+C0LNrNnywr1Z3PZ3Cjg4JIp+wBLVblcdaELObMw1XZkiEwTwBkOL/0 px8KZKhstTgbE3tapqVUXNC/c6ucnI1+rJIdmMY+pj7LohoCoA7aCLZ4O6DmFiPpnwPy FUGj1yCTreWeVj+leJlizajWQMRKhxFRykCZY= Original-Received: by 10.115.47.1 with SMTP id z1mr3060029waj.133.1238359469390; Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:44:29 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from @ (c66-235-1-45.sea2.cablespeed.com [66.235.1.45]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id j39sm3775753waf.63.2009.03.29.13.44.28 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:44:28 -0700 (PDT) Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:109908 Archived-At: --qMm9M+Fa2AknHoGS Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I read the discussion on the bzr switchover and I wanted to share my experience with using bzr. Before Bzr I used svn exclusively. To learn bzr I started off using it in conjuction with svn. In fact I still do. What I did is create a shared repository with a subversion checkout of my project in it. I was then able to use bzr to create "focused patches". I learned how to use feature branches, shelve, and the differences between commit,push, bound branches etc. I would suggest to the developers who want to get the hang of bzr before a flag day that this approach of using bzr in conjunction with the existing RCS system (CVS) is enormously beneficial. In retrospect it was far better than doing a flag day and fumbling with the learning curve. I knew I would botch things while I was learning the ropes and I was able to scratch a few repositories after some novice botches. A tip from the peanut gallery for what it is worth. Cheers, Mike Mattie --=20 GnuPG Key: B9012279 is available from HKP server pgp.mit.edu --qMm9M+Fa2AknHoGS Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAknP3akACgkQdfRchrkBInnhnQCgj6OHJ52IV1dyPiQ+W7QvNoTI L9EAoKJZ+bwjJRscfChSdhlj9EErU7Cv =tppe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --qMm9M+Fa2AknHoGS--