[Bug 4304] New: hg record can't edit new files

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http://bz.selenic.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4304

          Priority: normal
            Bug ID: 4304
                CC: mercurial-devel at selenic.com
          Assignee: bugzilla at selenic.com
           Summary: hg record can't edit new files
          Severity: bug
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: Mac OS
          Reporter: durham at fb.com
          Hardware: PC
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
           Version: 3.0
         Component: record
           Product: Mercurial

If a new file is added, and a user wants to commit only part of it, the record
extension is the obvious answer, but it doesn't actually allow editing a new
file.  This makes simulating a git staging area a bit tricky.

$ hg init foo
$ cd foo
$ echo a > a
$ echo b >> a
$ hg add a
$ hg record
diff --git a/a b/a
new file mode 100644
examine changes to 'a'? [Ynesfdaq?] e

cannot edit patch for whole file

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