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# Copyright (C) 2006-2011 Canonical Ltd
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# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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# (at your option) any later version.
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# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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# GNU General Public License for more details.
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# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
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"""A collection of extra help information for using bzr.
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Help topics are meant to be help for items that aren't commands, but will
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help bzr become fully learnable without referring to a tutorial.
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Limited formatting of help text is permitted to make the text useful
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both within the reference manual (reStructuredText) and on the screen.
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The help text should be reStructuredText with formatting kept to a
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minimum and, in particular, no headings. The onscreen renderer applies
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the following simple rules before rendering the text:
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    1. A '::' appearing on the end of a line is replaced with ':'.
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    2. Lines starting with a ':' have it stripped.
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These rules mean that literal blocks and field lists respectively can
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be used in the help text, producing sensible input to a manual while
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rendering on the screen naturally.
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"""
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import bzrlib
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from bzrlib import (
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    config,
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    osutils,
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    registry,
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    i18n,
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    )
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# Section identifiers (map topics to the right place in the manual)
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SECT_COMMAND = "command"
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SECT_CONCEPT = "concept"
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SECT_HIDDEN =  "hidden"
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SECT_LIST    = "list"
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SECT_PLUGIN  = "plugin"
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class HelpTopicRegistry(registry.Registry):
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    """A Registry customized for handling help topics."""
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    def register(self, topic, detail, summary, section=SECT_LIST):
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        """Register a new help topic.
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        :param topic: Name of documentation entry
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        :param detail: Function or string object providing detailed
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            documentation for topic.  Function interface is detail(topic).
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            This should return a text string of the detailed information.
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            See the module documentation for details on help text formatting.
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        :param summary: String providing single-line documentation for topic.
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        :param section: Section in reference manual - see SECT_* identifiers.
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        """
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        # The detail is stored as the 'object' and the metadata as the info
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        info = (summary, section)
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        super(HelpTopicRegistry, self).register(topic, detail, info=info)
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    def register_lazy(self, topic, module_name, member_name, summary,
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                      section=SECT_LIST):
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        """Register a new help topic, and import the details on demand.
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        :param topic: Name of documentation entry
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        :param module_name: The module to find the detailed help.
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        :param member_name: The member of the module to use for detailed help.
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        :param summary: String providing single-line documentation for topic.
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        :param section: Section in reference manual - see SECT_* identifiers.
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        """
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        # The detail is stored as the 'object' and the metadata as the info
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        info = (summary, section)
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        super(HelpTopicRegistry, self).register_lazy(topic, module_name,
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                                                     member_name, info=info)
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    def get_detail(self, topic):
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        """Get the detailed help on a given topic."""
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        obj = self.get(topic)
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        if callable(obj):
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            return obj(topic)
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            return obj
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    def get_summary(self, topic):
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        """Get the single line summary for the topic."""
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        info = self.get_info(topic)
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        if info is None:
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        else:
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    def get_section(self, topic):
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        """Get the section for the topic."""
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        info = self.get_info(topic)
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        if info is None:
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        else:
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            return info[1]
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    def get_topics_for_section(self, section):
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        """Get the set of topics in a section."""
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        result = set()
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        for topic in self.keys():
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            if section == self.get_section(topic):
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        return result
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topic_registry = HelpTopicRegistry()
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#----------------------------------------------------
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def _help_on_topics(dummy):
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    """Write out the help for topics to outfile"""
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    topics = topic_registry.keys()
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    lmax = max(len(topic) for topic in topics)
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    out = []
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    for topic in topics:
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        summary = topic_registry.get_summary(topic)
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        out.append("%-*s %s\n" % (lmax, topic, summary))
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    return ''.join(out)
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def _load_from_file(topic_name):
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    """Load help from a file.
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    Topics are expected to be txt files in bzrlib.help_topics.
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    """
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    resource_name = osutils.pathjoin("en", "%s.txt" % (topic_name,))
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    return osutils.resource_string('bzrlib.help_topics', resource_name)
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def _help_on_revisionspec(name):
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    """Generate the help for revision specs."""
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    import re
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    out = []
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"""Revision Identifiers
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A revision identifier refers to a specific state of a branch's history.  It
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'before:yesterday' and 'submit:'.
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checked as a revision number, a tag, a revision id, a date specification, or a
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""")
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    details = []
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    details.append("\nIn addition, plugins can provide other keywords.")
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    # The help text is indented 4 spaces - this re cleans that up below
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        # Note: The leading : here are HACKs to get reStructuredText
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            protl.append(add_string(proto, shorthelp, 79))
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        out += "\nSupported modifiers::\n\n  " + \
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_basic_help = \
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for you that still contains a reference to the branch you created the
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you have the full history locally.  As you have a first class branch you can
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also commit locally if you want, for instance due to the temporary loss af a
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network connection. Use the --local option to commit to do this. All the local
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commits will then be made on the master branch the next time you do a non-local
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commit.
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If you are using a checkout from a shared branch you will periodically want to
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pull in all the changes made by others. This is done using the "update"
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command. The changes need to be applied before any non-local commit, but
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Bazaar will tell you if there are any changes and suggest that you use this
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command when needed.
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It is also possible to create a "lightweight" checkout by passing the
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--lightweight flag to checkout. A lightweight checkout is even closer to an
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SVN checkout in that it is not a first class branch, it mainly consists of the
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working tree. This means that any history operations must query the master
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branch, which could be slow if a network connection is involved. Also, as you
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don't have a local branch, then you cannot commit locally.
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Lightweight checkouts work best when you have fast reliable access to the
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master branch. This means that if the master branch is on the same disk or LAN
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a lightweight checkout will be faster than a heavyweight one for any commands
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that modify the revision history (as only one copy of the branch needs to
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be updated). Heavyweight checkouts will generally be faster for any command
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that uses the history but does not change it, but if the master branch is on
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the same disk then there won't be a noticeable difference.
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Another possible use for a checkout is to use it with a treeless repository
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containing your branches, where you maintain only one working tree by
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switching the master branch that the checkout points to when you want to
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work on a different branch.
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Obviously to commit on a checkout you need to be able to write to the master
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branch. This means that the master branch must be accessible over a writeable
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protocol , such as sftp://, and that you have write permissions at the other
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end. Checkouts also work on the local file system, so that all that matters is
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file permissions.
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You can change the master of a checkout by using the "switch" command (see
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"help switch").  This will change the location that the commits are sent to.
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The "bind" command can also be used to turn a normal branch into a heavy
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checkout. If you would like to convert your heavy checkout into a normal
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branch so that every commit is local, you can use the "unbind" command. To see
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whether or not a branch is bound or not you can use the "info" command. If the
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branch is bound it will tell you the location of the bound branch.
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Related commands::
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  checkout    Create a checkout. Pass --lightweight to get a lightweight
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              checkout
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  update      Pull any changes in the master branch in to your checkout
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  commit      Make a commit that is sent to the master branch. If you have
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              a heavy checkout then the --local option will commit to the
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              checkout without sending the commit to the master
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  switch      Change the master branch that the commits in the checkout will
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              be sent to
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  bind        Turn a standalone branch into a heavy checkout so that any
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              commits will be sent to the master branch
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  unbind      Turn a heavy checkout into a standalone branch so that any
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              commits are only made locally
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  info        Displays whether a branch is bound or unbound. If the branch is
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              bound, then it will also display the location of the bound branch
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"""
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_repositories = \
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"""Repositories
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Repositories in Bazaar are where committed information is stored. There is
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a repository associated with every branch.
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Repositories are a form of database. Bzr will usually maintain this for
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good performance automatically, but in some situations (e.g. when doing
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very many commits in a short time period) you may want to ask bzr to
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(robertc) Introduce a pack command.
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optimise the database indices. This can be done by the 'bzr pack' command.
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By default just running 'bzr init' will create a repository within the new
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branch but it is possible to create a shared repository which allows multiple
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branches to share their information in the same location. When a new branch is
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created it will first look to see if there is a containing shared repository it
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can use.
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When two branches of the same project share a repository, there is
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generally a large space saving. For some operations (e.g. branching
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within the repository) this translates in to a large time saving.
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To create a shared repository use the init-repository command (or the alias
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init-repo). This command takes the location of the repository to create. This
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means that 'bzr init-repository repo' will create a directory named 'repo',
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which contains a shared repository. Any new branches that are created in this
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directory will then use it for storage.
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It is a good idea to create a repository whenever you might create more
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than one branch of a project. This is true for both working areas where you
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are doing the development, and any server areas that you use for hosting
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projects. In the latter case, it is common to want branches without working
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trees. Since the files in the branch will not be edited directly there is no
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need to use up disk space for a working tree. To create a repository in which
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the branches will not have working trees pass the '--no-trees' option to
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'init-repository'.
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Related commands::
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  init-repository   Create a shared repository. Use --no-trees to create one
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                    in which new branches won't get a working tree.
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"""
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_working_trees = \
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"""Working Trees
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A working tree is the contents of a branch placed on disk so that you can
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see the files and edit them. The working tree is where you make changes to a
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branch, and when you commit the current state of the working tree is the
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snapshot that is recorded in the commit.
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When you push a branch to a remote system, a working tree will not be
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created. If one is already present the files will not be updated. The
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branch information will be updated and the working tree will be marked
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as out-of-date. Updating a working tree remotely is difficult, as there
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may be uncommitted changes or the update may cause content conflicts that are
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difficult to deal with remotely.
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If you have a branch with no working tree you can use the 'checkout' command
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to create a working tree. If you run 'bzr checkout .' from the branch it will
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create the working tree. If the branch is updated remotely, you can update the
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working tree by running 'bzr update' in that directory.
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If you have a branch with a working tree that you do not want the 'remove-tree'
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command will remove the tree if it is safe. This can be done to avoid the
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warning about the remote working tree not being updated when pushing to the
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branch. It can also be useful when working with a '--no-trees' repository
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(see 'bzr help repositories').
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If you want to have a working tree on a remote machine that you push to you
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can either run 'bzr update' in the remote branch after each push, or use some
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other method to update the tree during the push. There is an 'rspush' plugin
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that will update the working tree using rsync as well as doing a push. There
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is also a 'push-and-update' plugin that automates running 'bzr update' via SSH
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after each push.
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Useful commands::
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  checkout     Create a working tree when a branch does not have one.
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  remove-tree  Removes the working tree from a branch when it is safe to do so.
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  update       When a working tree is out of sync with its associated branch
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               this will update the tree to match the branch.
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"""
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"""Branches
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A branch consists of the state of a project, including all of its
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history. All branches have a repository associated (which is where the
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branch history is stored), but multiple branches may share the same
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repository (a shared repository). Branches can be copied and merged.
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In addition, one branch may be bound to another one.  Binding to another
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branch indicates that commits which happen in this branch must also 
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happen in the other branch.  Bazaar ensures consistency by not allowing 
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commits when the two branches are out of date.  In order for a commit 
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to succeed, it may be necessary to update the current branch using 
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``bzr update``.
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Related commands::
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  init    Change a directory into a versioned branch.
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  branch  Create a new branch that is a copy of an existing branch.
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  merge   Perform a three-way merge.
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  bind    Bind a branch to another one.
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"""
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"""Standalone Trees
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A standalone tree is a working tree with an associated repository. It
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is an independently usable branch, with no dependencies on any other.
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Creating a standalone tree (via bzr init) is the quickest way to put
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an existing project under version control.
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Related Commands::
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  init    Make a directory into a versioned branch.
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"""
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_status_flags = \
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"""Status Flags
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Status flags are used to summarise changes to the working tree in a concise
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manner.  They are in the form::
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   xxx   <filename>
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2520.1.1 by Daniel Watkins
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where the columns' meanings are as follows.
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Column 1 - versioning/renames::
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  + File versioned
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  - File unversioned
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  R File renamed
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  ? File unknown
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  X File nonexistent (and unknown to bzr)
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  C File has conflicts
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  P Entry for a pending merge (not a file)
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Column 2 - contents::
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  N File created
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  D File deleted
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  K File kind changed
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  M File modified
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Column 3 - execute::
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  * The execute bit was changed
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"""
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_env_variables = \
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"""Environment Variables
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=================== ===========================================================
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BZRPATH             Path where bzr is to look for shell plugin external
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                    commands.
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BZR_EMAIL           E-Mail address of the user. Overrides EMAIL.
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EMAIL               E-Mail address of the user.
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BZR_EDITOR          Editor for editing commit messages. Overrides EDITOR.
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EDITOR              Editor for editing commit messages.
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BZR_PLUGIN_PATH     Paths where bzr should look for plugins.
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BZR_DISABLE_PLUGINS Plugins that bzr should not load.
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BZR_PLUGINS_AT      Plugins to load from a directory not in BZR_PLUGIN_PATH.
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BZR_HOME            Directory holding .bazaar config dir. Overrides HOME.
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BZR_HOME (Win32)    Directory holding bazaar config dir. Overrides APPDATA and
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                    HOME.
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BZR_REMOTE_PATH     Full name of remote 'bzr' command (for bzr+ssh:// URLs).
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BZR_SSH             Path to SSH client, or one of paramiko, openssh, sshcorp,
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                    plink or lsh.
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BZR_LOG             Location of .bzr.log (use '/dev/null' to suppress log).
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BZR_LOG (Win32)     Location of .bzr.log (use 'NUL' to suppress log).
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BZR_COLUMNS         Override implicit terminal width.
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BZR_CONCURRENCY     Number of processes that can be run concurrently (selftest)
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BZR_PROGRESS_BAR    Override the progress display. Values are 'none' or 'text'.
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BZR_PDB             Control whether to launch a debugger on error.
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BZR_SIGQUIT_PDB     Control whether SIGQUIT behaves normally or invokes a
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                    breakin debugger.
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BZR_TEXTUI_INPUT    Force console input mode for prompts to line-based (instead
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                    of char-based).
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=================== ===========================================================
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"""
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_files = \
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r"""Files
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:On Unix:   ~/.bazaar/bazaar.conf
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:On Windows: C:\\Documents and Settings\\username\\Application Data\\bazaar\\2.0\\bazaar.conf
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Contains the user's default configuration. The section ``[DEFAULT]`` is
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used to define general configuration that will be applied everywhere.
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The section ``[ALIASES]`` can be used to create command aliases for
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commonly used options.
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A typical config file might look something like::
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  [DEFAULT]
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  email=John Doe <jdoe@isp.com>
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  [ALIASES]
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  commit = commit --strict
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  log10 = log --short -r -10..-1
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"""
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_criss_cross = \
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"""Criss-Cross
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A criss-cross in the branch history can cause the default merge technique
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to emit more conflicts than would normally be expected.
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In complex merge cases, ``bzr merge --lca`` or ``bzr merge --weave`` may give
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better results.  You may wish to ``bzr revert`` the working tree and merge
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again.  Alternatively, use ``bzr remerge`` on particular conflicted files.
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Criss-crosses occur in a branch's history if two branches merge the same thing
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and then merge one another, or if two branches merge one another at the same
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time.  They can be avoided by having each branch only merge from or into a
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designated central branch (a "star topology").
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Criss-crosses cause problems because of the way merge works.  Bazaar's default
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merge is a three-way merger; in order to merge OTHER into THIS, it must
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find a basis for comparison, BASE.  Using BASE, it can determine whether
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differences between THIS and OTHER are due to one side adding lines, or
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from another side removing lines.
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Criss-crosses mean there is no good choice for a base.  Selecting the recent
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merge points could cause one side's changes to be silently discarded.
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Selecting older merge points (which Bazaar does) mean that extra conflicts
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are emitted.
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The ``weave`` merge type is not affected by this problem because it uses
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line-origin detection instead of a basis revision to determine the cause of
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differences.
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"""
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_branches_out_of_sync = """Branches Out of Sync
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When reconfiguring a checkout, tree or branch into a lightweight checkout,
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a local branch must be destroyed.  (For checkouts, this is the local branch
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that serves primarily as a cache.)  If the branch-to-be-destroyed does not
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have the same last revision as the new reference branch for the lightweight
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checkout, data could be lost, so Bazaar refuses.
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How you deal with this depends on *why* the branches are out of sync.
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If you have a checkout and have done local commits, you can get back in sync
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by running "bzr update" (and possibly "bzr commit").
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If you have a branch and the remote branch is out-of-date, you can push
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the local changes using "bzr push".  If the local branch is out of date, you
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can do "bzr pull".  If both branches have had changes, you can merge, commit
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and then push your changes.  If you decide that some of the changes aren't
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useful, you can "push --overwrite" or "pull --overwrite" instead.
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"""
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_storage_formats = \
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"""Storage Formats
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To ensure that older clients do not access data incorrectly,
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Bazaar's policy is to introduce a new storage format whenever
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new features requiring new metadata are added. New storage
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formats may also be introduced to improve performance and
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scalability.
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The newest format, 2a, is highly recommended. If your
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project is not using 2a, then you should suggest to the
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project owner to upgrade.
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.. note::
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   Some of the older formats have two variants:
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   a plain one and a rich-root one. The latter include an additional
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   field about the root of the tree. There is no performance cost
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   for using a rich-root format but you cannot easily merge changes
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   from a rich-root format into a plain format. As a consequence,
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   moving a project to a rich-root format takes some co-ordination
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   in that all contributors need to upgrade their repositories
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   around the same time. 2a and all future formats will be
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   implicitly rich-root.
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See :doc:`current-formats-help` for the complete list of
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currently supported formats. See :doc:`other-formats-help` for
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descriptions of any available experimental and deprecated formats.
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"""
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# Register help topics
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topic_registry.register("revisionspec", _help_on_revisionspec,
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                        "Explain how to use --revision")
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topic_registry.register('basic', _basic_help, "Basic commands", SECT_HIDDEN)
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topic_registry.register('topics', _help_on_topics, "Topics list", SECT_HIDDEN)
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def get_current_formats_topic(topic):
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    return "Current Storage Formats\n\n" + \
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        bzrdir.format_registry.help_topic(topic)
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def get_other_formats_topic(topic):
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    from bzrlib import bzrdir
745
    return "Other Storage Formats\n\n" + \
746
        bzrdir.format_registry.help_topic(topic)
747
topic_registry.register('current-formats', get_current_formats_topic,
748
    'Current storage formats')
749
topic_registry.register('other-formats', get_other_formats_topic,
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    'Experimental and deprecated storage formats')
2768.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Document standard options
751
topic_registry.register('standard-options', _standard_options,
752
                        'Options that can be used with any command')
1551.9.34 by Aaron Bentley
Fix NEWS and whitespace
753
topic_registry.register('global-options', _global_options,
2768.1.14 by Ian Clatworthy
Incorporate feedback from poolie
754
                    'Options that control how Bazaar runs')
2241.2.8 by ghigo
- rename transport urlspec
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topic_registry.register('urlspec', _help_on_transport,
2241.2.5 by ghigo
add the topics transport
756
                        "Supported transport protocols")
2520.1.1 by Daniel Watkins
Added 'help status-flags'.
757
topic_registry.register('status-flags', _status_flags,
758
                        "Help on status flags")
2376.4.36 by Jonathan Lange
Provide really basic help topic for our bug tracker support.
759
def get_bugs_topic(topic):
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    from bzrlib import bugtracker
3943.8.1 by Marius Kruger
remove all trailing whitespace from bzr source
761
    return ("Bug Tracker Settings\n\n" +
3154.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Minor tweaks to bug tracker integration documentation
762
        bugtracker.tracker_registry.help_topic(topic))
3053.8.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Improve bug tracker integration documentation (Ian Clatworthy)
763
topic_registry.register('bugs', get_bugs_topic, 'Bug tracker settings')
2804.2.1 by Ian Clatworthy
add branches and standalone-trees as help topics
764
topic_registry.register('env-variables', _env_variables,
765
                        'Environment variable names and values')
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topic_registry.register('files', _files,
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                        'Information on configuration and log files')
4119.3.2 by Robert Collins
Migrate existing hooks over to the new HookPoint infrastructure.
768
topic_registry.register_lazy('hooks', 'bzrlib.hooks', 'hooks_help_text',
769
                        'Points at which custom processing can be added')
6319.2.1 by Jelmer Vernooij
Allow registering custom location aliases.
770
topic_registry.register_lazy('location-alias', 'bzrlib.directory_service',
771
                        'AliasDirectory.help_text',
772
                        'Aliases for remembered locations')
2804.2.1 by Ian Clatworthy
add branches and standalone-trees as help topics
773
4119.3.2 by Robert Collins
Migrate existing hooks over to the new HookPoint infrastructure.
774
# Load some of the help topics from files. Note that topics which reproduce API
775
# details will tend to skew (quickly usually!) so please seek other solutions
776
# for such things.
3089.3.1 by Ian Clatworthy
move reference material out of User Guide into User Reference
777
topic_registry.register('authentication', _load_from_file,
778
                        'Information on configuring authentication')
779
topic_registry.register('configuration', _load_from_file,
780
                        'Details on the configuration settings available')
4927.2.1 by Ian Clatworthy
conflicts topic renamed to conflict-types and other minor help clean-ups
781
topic_registry.register('conflict-types', _load_from_file,
3089.3.1 by Ian Clatworthy
move reference material out of User Guide into User Reference
782
                        'Types of conflicts and what to do about them')
4110.2.7 by Martin Pool
Split debug flags into their own help topic
783
topic_registry.register('debug-flags', _load_from_file,
784
                        'Options to show or record debug information')
3974.1.4 by Ian Clatworthy
log-formats topic and explained range searching
785
topic_registry.register('log-formats', _load_from_file,
786
                        'Details on the logging formats available')
6002.1.1 by John Arbash Meinel, Jelmer Vernooij
Add documentation on handling of special characters in URLs.
787
topic_registry.register('url-special-chars', _load_from_file,
788
                        'Special character handling in URLs')
3089.3.1 by Ian Clatworthy
move reference material out of User Guide into User Reference
789
2804.2.1 by Ian Clatworthy
add branches and standalone-trees as help topics
790
791
# Register concept topics.
792
# Note that we might choose to remove these from the online help in the
793
# future or implement them via loading content from files. In the meantime,
794
# please keep them concise.
795
topic_registry.register('branches', _branches,
796
                        'Information on what a branch is', SECT_CONCEPT)
797
topic_registry.register('checkouts', _checkouts,
798
                        'Information on what a checkout is', SECT_CONCEPT)
3368.2.17 by Ian Clatworthy
add content-filters help topic
799
topic_registry.register('content-filters', _load_from_file,
800
                        'Conversion of content into/from working trees',
801
                        SECT_CONCEPT)
4927.2.1 by Ian Clatworthy
conflicts topic renamed to conflict-types and other minor help clean-ups
802
topic_registry.register('diverged-branches', _load_from_file,
803
                        'How to fix diverged branches',
804
                        SECT_CONCEPT)
4208.4.1 by Ian Clatworthy
eol conversion support
805
topic_registry.register('eol', _load_from_file,
806
                        'Information on end-of-line handling',
807
                        SECT_CONCEPT)
3892.1.2 by Ian Clatworthy
split formats topic into multiple topics
808
topic_registry.register('formats', _storage_formats,
809
                        'Information on choosing a storage format',
810
                        SECT_CONCEPT)
3398.1.26 by Ian Clatworthy
jam feedback - make patterns a separate help topic
811
topic_registry.register('patterns', _load_from_file,
812
                        'Information on the pattern syntax',
813
                        SECT_CONCEPT)
2401.2.1 by James Westby
Add a help topic for repositories.
814
topic_registry.register('repositories', _repositories,
2666.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
815
                        'Basic information on shared repositories.',
816
                        SECT_CONCEPT)
3398.1.20 by Ian Clatworthy
add rules help topic
817
topic_registry.register('rules', _load_from_file,
818
                        'Information on defining rule-based preferences',
819
                        SECT_CONCEPT)
2804.2.1 by Ian Clatworthy
add branches and standalone-trees as help topics
820
topic_registry.register('standalone-trees', _standalone_trees,
821
                        'Information on what a standalone tree is',
822
                        SECT_CONCEPT)
2401.2.2 by James Westby
Add a working-trees help topic.
823
topic_registry.register('working-trees', _working_trees,
2666.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
824
                        'Information on working trees', SECT_CONCEPT)
1551.19.11 by Aaron Bentley
Add criss-cross help topic
825
topic_registry.register('criss-cross', _criss_cross,
826
                        'Information on criss-cross merging', SECT_CONCEPT)
3338.1.4 by Aaron Bentley
Add sync-for-reconfigure help topic
827
topic_registry.register('sync-for-reconfigure', _branches_out_of_sync,
3723.2.1 by John Arbash Meinel
Fix bug #270471 by updating the topic string for 'sync-for-reconfigure'
828
                        'Steps to resolve "out-of-sync" when reconfiguring',
829
                        SECT_CONCEPT)
2245.7.1 by James Westby
Add a help topic describing checkouts and how they work.
830
2432.1.1 by Robert Collins
Add a HelpTopicContext object.
831
2432.1.15 by Robert Collins
Rename Context (in bzrlib.help) to Index, for a clearer name.
832
class HelpTopicIndex(object):
833
    """A index for bzr help that returns topics."""
2432.1.8 by Robert Collins
HelpTopicContext now returns RegisteredTopic objects for get_topics calls.
834
2432.1.17 by Robert Collins
Add prefixes to HelpIndexes.
835
    def __init__(self):
836
        self.prefix = ''
837
2432.1.8 by Robert Collins
HelpTopicContext now returns RegisteredTopic objects for get_topics calls.
838
    def get_topics(self, topic):
839
        """Search for topic in the HelpTopicRegistry.
840
841
        :param topic: A topic to search for. None is treated as 'basic'.
842
        :return: A list which is either empty or contains a single
843
            RegisteredTopic entry.
844
        """
845
        if topic is None:
846
            topic = 'basic'
847
        if topic in topic_registry:
848
            return [RegisteredTopic(topic)]
849
        else:
850
            return []
851
852
6059.3.1 by Vincent Ladeuil
Provide per-config option help
853
def _format_see_also(see_also):
854
    result = ''
855
    if see_also:
856
        result += '\n:See also: '
857
        result += ', '.join(sorted(set(see_also)))
858
        result += '\n'
859
    return result
860
861
2432.1.8 by Robert Collins
HelpTopicContext now returns RegisteredTopic objects for get_topics calls.
862
class RegisteredTopic(object):
863
    """A help topic which has been registered in the HelpTopicRegistry.
864
865
    These topics consist of nothing more than the name of the topic - all
866
    data is retrieved on demand from the registry.
867
    """
868
869
    def __init__(self, topic):
870
        """Constructor.
871
872
        :param topic: The name of the topic that this represents.
873
        """
874
        self.topic = topic
2432.1.10 by Robert Collins
Add get_help_text() to RegisteredTopic to get the help as a string.
875
2666.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
876
    def get_help_text(self, additional_see_also=None, plain=True):
2432.1.22 by Robert Collins
Teach RegisteredTopic to support the additional_see_also list of related help terms.
877
        """Return a string with the help for this topic.
878
879
        :param additional_see_also: Additional help topics to be
880
            cross-referenced.
2666.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
881
        :param plain: if False, raw help (reStructuredText) is
882
            returned instead of plain text.
2432.1.22 by Robert Collins
Teach RegisteredTopic to support the additional_see_also list of related help terms.
883
        """
884
        result = topic_registry.get_detail(self.topic)
6059.3.2 by Vincent Ladeuil
Cough, with tests.
885
        result += _format_see_also(additional_see_also)
2666.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
886
        if plain:
887
            result = help_as_plain_text(result)
6110.7.1 by Jonathan Riddell
add topic help to translations
888
        i18n.install()
889
        result = i18n.gettext_per_paragraph(result)
2432.1.22 by Robert Collins
Teach RegisteredTopic to support the additional_see_also list of related help terms.
890
        return result
2432.1.27 by Robert Collins
Add a get_help_topic method to RegisteredTopic.
891
892
    def get_help_topic(self):
893
        """Return the help topic this can be found under."""
894
        return self.topic
2485.1.1 by James Westby
Update the help topics to the latest bzr.dev.
895
2666.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
896
897
def help_as_plain_text(text):
898
    """Minimal converter of reStructuredText to plain text."""
4927.2.10 by Ian Clatworthy
fix test failures
899
    import re
5215.2.1 by John Szakmeister
Fix standalone code blocks in help text.
900
    # Remove the standalone code block marker
5215.2.2 by John Szakmeister
Make standlone code blocks work correctly in indented sections.
901
    text = re.sub(r"(?m)^\s*::\n\s*$", "", text)
2666.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
902
    lines = text.splitlines()
903
    result = []
904
    for line in lines:
905
        if line.startswith(':'):
906
            line = line[1:]
907
        elif line.endswith('::'):
908
            line = line[:-1]
4927.2.10 by Ian Clatworthy
fix test failures
909
        # Map :doc:`xxx-help` to ``bzr help xxx``
6002.1.1 by John Arbash Meinel, Jelmer Vernooij
Add documentation on handling of special characters in URLs.
910
        line = re.sub(":doc:`(.+?)-help`", r'``bzr help \1``', line)
2666.1.1 by Ian Clatworthy
Bazaar User Reference generated from online help
911
        result.append(line)
912
    return "\n".join(result) + "\n"
6059.3.1 by Vincent Ladeuil
Provide per-config option help
913
914
915
class ConfigOptionHelpIndex(object):
916
    """A help index that returns help topics for config options."""
917
918
    def __init__(self):
919
        self.prefix = 'configuration/'
920
921
    def get_topics(self, topic):
922
        """Search for topic in the registered config options.
923
924
        :param topic: A topic to search for.
925
        :return: A list which is either empty or contains a single
926
            config.Option entry.
927
        """
928
        if topic is None:
929
            return []
930
        elif topic.startswith(self.prefix):
931
            topic = topic[len(self.prefix):]
932
        if topic in config.option_registry:
933
            return [config.option_registry.get(topic)]
934
        else:
935
            return []
936
937