Re: Creating shared dev branch

[Bill Wohler]

Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> wrote:

> > cc: address@hidden, address@hidden
> > Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:28:30 -0800
> > From: Bill Wohler <address@hidden>
> > 
> > >  bzr branch trunk/ bug-squash/
> > >  cd bug-squash/
> > >  bzr push --remember bzr+ssh://address@hidden/emacs/bug-squash/
> > > 
> > > From now on, all commits in bug-squash/ will go to the public branch
> > > on savannah.
> > > 
> > > (If you don't like the name "bug-squash", change it as you see fit;
> > > there's nothing magic about it.)
> > > 
> > > Note that the public branch created by the above commands will NOT be
> > > a bound branch.  If you want a bound branch, like trunk is, you will
> > > need to "bzr bind" it afterwards.
> > > 
> > > HTH
> > 
> > It does, indeed! Thanks!
> 
> I forgot to tell that the "merge later" part is simply
> 
>   cd trunk
>   bzr up
>   bzr merge ../bug-squash
>   [build and test to make sure it works, fix bugs]
>   bzr commit

Easy enough.

> > You're fine with me creating a branch called "mh-e" at the top-level
> > rather than in some sub-directory? There appears to be a directory
> > called other-branches.
> 
> "other-branches" is a euphemism for "old and unused branches that no
> one should look at".

Wow, I'd hate to know what the old-branches directory is a euphemism for :-).

> > Also, any concerns about the disk space this branch will take (~300 MB)?
> 
> I don't see why that would a problem.

OK, I'll add a mh-e branch at the top. Thanks again!

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