MQ usability

[TK Soh]

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Adrian Buehlmann<adrian at cadifra.com> wrote:
> On 16.08.2009 07:26, Matt Mackall wrote:
>> Here's how this topic goes, every time for the past four years:
>>
>> Q: Can we make --git the default?
>> A: No, it's non-standard.
>> Q: How about just for mq?
>> A: No.
>> Q: Can we get a warning or something when a patch is going to lose
>> information?
>> A: Sounds great, send a patch.
>>
> [snip]
>
> I've created a new wiki page:
>
> http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/GitExtendedDiffFormat
>
> Everyone, please edit as you see fit.

On a related topic. I think it's good for MqExtension to mention the
need to use git format if binary file and permission change is
involved, in the  'Force all patches to always be in git format'
section, and warn about potential data loss.