[PATCH 1 of 4] commit: try to clarify when to use --new-branch
timeless
timeless at gmail.com
Mon Dec 28 18:13:13 CST 2015
Matt Mackall wrote:
> On Mon, 2015-12-07 at 14:23 -0600, timeless wrote:
>> commit: try to clarify when to use --new-branch
>
> --new-branch is a flag on push, so this is very confusing
oops, I meant --close-branch :)
>> + If you are thinking about closing a branch, but you never shared
>> + it, you should consider making it secret (see :hg:`help phase`) or
>> + obsolete (see :hg:`help obsolete`), or stripping it
>> + (see :hg:`help strip`) instead of merely closing it.
>
> The first piece of advice is ok, I guess. But if you don't understand
> named branches.. dumping phases onto the pile is probably asking a lot
> of a user. I might suggest a simpler, less assertive "see also:
> phases".
I sent a revised version.
> The second can't be used without an experimental out-of-tree
> extensions. Definitely not advice we want in core help.
At some point I need to look into help-hooks...
> The third piece refers to a destructive extension. Also probably not good advice for core commands.
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