[PATCH] mention overlay bundle file in global --repository option

Adrian Buehlmann adrian at cadifra.com
Wed Sep 23 07:11:42 CDT 2009


On 23.09.2009 13:57, Adrian Buehlmann wrote:
> # HG changeset patch
> # User Adrian Buehlmann <adrian at cadifra.com>
> # Date 1253705884 -7200
> # Node ID 2fca72be6ee7928d5da8383503b9bbc0413a32d6
> # Parent  a15813fae0a8f414228f9da768c235f9d017ebfa
> mention overlay bundle file in global --repository option
> 
> see http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/LookingIntoBundles
> 
> Drop mentioning symbolic path names for the sake of brevity. This is
> a common feature of path options anyway.
> 
> diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
> --- a/mercurial/commands.py
> +++ b/mercurial/commands.py
> @@ -3093,7 +3093,7 @@ def version_(ui):
>  
>  globalopts = [
>      ('R', 'repository', '',
> -     _('repository root directory or symbolic path name')),
> +     _('repository root directory or name of overlay bundle file')),
>      ('', 'cwd', '', _('change working directory')),
>      ('y', 'noninteractive', None,
>       _('do not prompt, assume \'yes\' for any required answers')),

I'm also hoping to increase awareness of partial bundles with this.

People will ask what an overlay bundle is if they see it in the
global options. And some might then find new workflows using them.

Symbolic path names for repo roots are not even half as interesting
as overlay bundles.


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