[Bug 3591] New: record shouldn't touch the working directory

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http://bz.selenic.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3591

          Priority: normal
            Bug ID: 3591
                CC: mercurial-devel at selenic.com
          Assignee: bugzilla at selenic.com
           Summary: record shouldn't touch the working directory
          Severity: bug
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: All
          Reporter: bos at serpentine.com
          Hardware: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
           Version: 2.2.1
         Component: record
           Product: Mercurial

The current implementation of record is clowny: it saves backup files, applies
a trimmed-down patch, then restores the backup files to leave the working
directory in the same state as before. We have a few bugs as a result of this,
and it's also somewhat ridiculous as an implementation method.

Mercurial now has APIs that allow commits to be constructed in memory (memctx
and friends). The implementation of record should be switched over to this.

This has been on the "someone ought to do it" list for a long time, so best
capture it in a findable place.

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