Layered repositories

[Erich Schubert]

Hi,
> Put all of the "generic bits" in a "central" repository. Put all of the
> local custom bits in local repos. When you make a generic change, pull
> it into each of the local repositories and then do an hg update to
> combine the changes into the running config.

This exactly what other SCMs call a merge... and it sucks. Having to
merge all the time is exactly what I want to avoid! Because it's
inconvenient.
Branches will not do it (nor will distributedly stored branches)

Secondly, I do not want distributed repositories. I want all the
configuration archived on one central machine, so I can easily compare
machines, prepare changes for a rollout etc.

best regards,
Erich Schubert
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