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Re: the bzr switchover, how I got up to speed with bzr
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Mike Mattie |
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Re: the bzr switchover, how I got up to speed with bzr |
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Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:34:15 -0700 |
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On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 08:40:28PM -0400, Karl Fogel wrote:
> Mike Mattie <address@hidden> writes:
> > 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.
>
> Thank you; that is an excellent idea.
>
> But can one do foreign branching from CVS with Bzr? I don't know of any
> plugins that do that. http://bazaar-vcs.org/BzrForeignBranches and
> http://bazaar-vcs.org/BzrPlugins seem to indicate not. There are ways
> to serve a Bzr repository to a CVS client (which is of little use to
> us), and ways to import CVS sources into Bzr (useful to us, but there's
> no provision for committing back as with a true foreign branch).
>
> -Karl
I didn't look for anything like that. In fact I did not even use
bzr-svn though it is available. It is a little clumsy, but created a
bzr repository/branch with a svn checkout.
bzr init-repo foo
cd foo
mkdir trunk
cd trunk
bzr init
svn checkout .....
bzr add *.el
As you can see from above there is no direct integration between the
two. when I am ready to commit to subversion I cd in, fixup any
renames, and then do a typical svn commit.
It is not the prettiest way to do it. For subversion there is a real
plugin to interface directly with svn, but the approach above does
work, and it is fairly easy within a limited scope.
In fact using bzr itself is quite easy. Where I ended up scratching
some repositories is the process of finding a workflow that fit my
development style - not how to use the features, rather which features
to use, and how they fit into an overall scheme of development.
I hope your experience will turn out to be as positive as mine.
Cheers,
Mike Mattie
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