Re: GNU Emacs is on Bazaar now.

[Chong Yidong]

Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:

> As I wrote several weeks ago (and was pounced upon), I don't see why
> we need to spoon-feed experienced developers such as Handa-san.  I see
> no need to wait until developers ``start looking for ways to get
> around'', and tell them how to do that only then.  Describe the
> options (not all of them, just a few useful ones) together with their
> merits and demerits, and let each one make their own choices, like the
> grown-ups they are.  The current ``need to know basis'' attitude of
> keeping information off the docs lest developers will be confused is
> almost unethical, pardon my French.

In my opinion, if someone (such as Handa or myself) is happy with VC and
the old CVS-style workflow, we should recommand the CVS-like solution
documented at

  http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/BzrQuickStartForEmacsDevs

This is not a fancy as a true DVCS-style workflow, but as far as I can
tell it has the massive advantage that VC Just Works (tm).