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.. New commands, options, etc that users may wish to try out.
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* The ``log_format`` configuration can be used with ``-Olog_format=line`` to
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change the format ``push`` and ``pull`` use to display the
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revisions. I.e.: ``bzr pull -v -Olog_format=short`` will use the ``short``
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format instead of the default ``long`` one. (Vincent Ladeuil, #861472)
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.. Improvements to existing commands, especially improved performance
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or memory usage, or better results.
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* ``bzr version-info`` now takes a ``--revision`` argument.
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(Jelmer Vernooij, #238705)
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* When using ``bzr switch`` to switch to a sibling of the current
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branch, the relative branch name should no longer be url-encoded.
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* ``bzr revno`` now takes a ``--revision`` argument.
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(Jelmer Vernooij, #870649)
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* ``bzr switch`` now accepts colocated branch names to switch to.
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.. Fixes for situations where bzr would previously crash or give incorrect
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or undesirable results.
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* ``bzr mkdir --quiet`` now does not print a line for every created
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directory. (Martin von Gagern, #869915)
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* Allow lazy compiled patterns from ``bzrlib.lazy_regex`` to be
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pickled. (Jelmer Vernooij, #893149)
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* A new section local option ``basename`` is available to help support some
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``bzr-pipeline`` workflows and more generally help mapping local paths to
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remote ones. See ``bzr help configuration`` for more details.
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(Vincent Ladeuil, #843211)
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* Add HPSS call for looking up revision numbers from revision ids on
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remote repositories. (Jelmer Vernooij, #640253)
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* Cope with missing revision ids being specified to
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``Repository.gather_stats`` HPSS call. (Jelmer Vernooij, #411290)
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* Fix test failures on windows related to locations.conf handling.
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(Vincent Ladeuil, #892992)
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* Fixed parsing of the timestamp given to ``commit --commit-time``. Now
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and gives a better error message if the time zone offset is not given.
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* Resolve regression from colocated branch path handling, by ensuring that
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unreserved characters are unquoted in URLs. (Martin Packman, #842223)
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* Split segments from URLs for colocated branches without assuming the
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combined form is a valid. (Martin Packman, #842233)
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* Support looking up revision numbers by revision id in empty branches.
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(Jelmer Vernooij, #535031)
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* Support verifying signatures on remote repositories.
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* Teach the bzr client how to reconnect if we get ``ConnectionReset``
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while making an RPC request. This doesn't handle all possible network
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.. Changes that may require updates in plugins or other code that uses
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* ``Repository.verify_revision`` has been renamed to
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``Repository.verify_revision_signature``. (Jelmer Vernooij)
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* ``Tree.get_file_by_path`` is now deprecated. Use ``Tree.get_file`` instead.
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(Jelmer Vernooij, #666897)
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* Some global options for use with commands have been removed, construct
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an ``Option`` with the name instead. (Martin Packman)
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.. Major internal changes, unlikely to be visible to users or plugin
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developers, but interesting for bzr developers.
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* ``bzr config`` uses the new configuration implementation.
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* ``RemoteBranch.get_config_stack`` and ``RemoteBzrDir.get_config_stack``
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will now use HPSS calls where possible. (Jelmer Vernooij)
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* New HPSS calls ``Repository.has_signature_for_revision_id``,
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``Repository.make_working_trees``, ``BzrDir.destroy_repository``,
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``BzrDir.has_workingtree``, ``Repository.get_physical_lock_status``,
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``Branch.get_physical_lock_status``,
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``Branch.put_config_file``, ``Branch.break_lock``,
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``BzrDir.destroy_branch``, ``Repository.break_lock``,
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``VersionedFileRepository.get_serializer_format``,
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``Repository.all_revision_ids``, ``Repository.start_write_group``,
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``Repository.commit_write_group``, ``Repository.abort_write_group``
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and ``Repository.check_write_group``.
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* Custom HPSS error handlers can now be installed in the smart server client
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using the ``error_translators`` and ``no_context_error_translators``
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registries. (Jelmer Vernooij)
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suite. This can include new facilities for writing tests, fixes to
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spurious test failures and changes to the way things should be tested.
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* Avoid failures in test_transform when OS error messages are localised.
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(Martin Packman, #891582)
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This is the third beta of the 2.5 series, leading to a 2.5.0 release in
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February 2012. Beta releases are suitable for everyday use but may cause
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some incompatibilities with plugins.
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This release includes log options for ``push`` and ``pull``, more UI polish
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for colocated branches, a better and more coherent implementation for UI
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dialogs, enhancements to the config framework and more.
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This release includes all bug fixed in previous series known at the time of
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External Compatibility Breaks
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* The ``log_format`` configuration can be used with ``-Olog_format=line`` to
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change the format ``push`` and ``pull`` use to display the
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revisions. I.e.: ``bzr pull -v -Olog_format=short`` will use the ``short``
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format instead of the default ``long`` one. (Vincent Ladeuil, #861472)
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* The new config scheme allows an alternative syntax for the 'appenpath'
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policy relying on option expansion and defining a new 'relpath' option
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local to a section. Instead of using '<option>:policy=appendpath', the
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option value can de defined as 'option=xxxx/{relpath}'.
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(Vincent Ladeuil, #832013)
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* ``bzr info -v`` now shows the number of colocated branches
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for control directories that support them.
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(Jelmer Vernooij, #863285)
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* ``bzr version-info`` now takes a ``--revision`` argument.
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(Jelmer Vernooij, #238705)
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* ``bzr revno`` now takes a ``--revision`` argument.
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(Jelmer Vernooij, #870649)
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* ``bzr rmbranch`` can now remove colocated branches.
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(Jelmer Vernooij, #831464)
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* ``bzr serve`` now can serve from URLs rather than just from the
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file system. I.e.: ``bzr serve -d lp:bzr`` or
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``bzr serve -d file:///data/bzr`` (Jelmer Vernooij)
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* all input prompts are now char-based when possible, and can be forced to
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line-based mode by setting the ``BZR_TEXTUI_INPUT`` environment variable
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to 'line-based'. This replace the previous shelf UI only patch using
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``INSIDE_EMACS``. (Benoît Pierre)
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* ``bzr info`` now shows the master branch location too for
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treeless local branches. (Jelmer Vernooij, #258355)
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* ``bzr info`` no longer shows empty output if only a control
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directory is present. (Jelmer Vernooij, #159098)
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* ``bzr mkdir --quiet`` now does not print a line for every created
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directory. (Martin von Gagern, #869915)
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* ``bzr mv`` does not crash when attempting to move the root of a
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branch. (Jonathan Riddell, #809728)
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* ``bzr shelve`` now use ``UIFactory.choose`` for input handling, making
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it usable when creating a custom ``UIFactory`` implementation. (Benoît
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* ``bzr clean-tree`` now use ``UIFactory.get_boolean`` for confirmation
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prompt, making it usable when using a custom ``UIFactory``
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implementation. (Benoît Pierre)
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* If sending a crash through Apport fails report the Apport failure to
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bzr.log rather than stderr. (Jonathan Riddell, #766735)
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* ``bzr upgrade`` no longer treats 'already up-to-date' exceptions as
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errors. (Benoît Pierre, #716560).
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* ``bzr version-info`` no longer populates the clean state for custom
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templates unless {clean} is explicitly asked for.
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(Lawrence Mitchell, #882541)
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* Fix finding the CPU count when using Python >= 2.6 on BSD-based systems.
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(Jelmer Vernooij, #887151)
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* ``WorkingTree.clone()`` now supports its ``revision_id`` being set
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to the null revision. (Jelmer Vernooij, #876423)
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* ``WorkingTree.pull`` can now pull ``NULL_REVISION``.
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(Jelmer Vernooij, #887556)
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* ``Branch.revision_history`` is now deprecated. (Jelmer Vernooij, #799519)
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* Methods ``add`` and ``items`` of ``LRUCache`` and ``LRUSizeCache`` are
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deprecated. Use normal dict-style access instead. (Martin Packman)
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* New flag ``RepositoryFormat.supports_unreferenced_revisions`` which
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indicates whether revisions can be present in a repository without
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being referenced from e.g. a branch history at the same time.
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* New method ``Transport.set_segment_parameter``. (Jelmer Vernooij)
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* ``UIFactory.choose`` has been added: prompt the user for a list of
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choices. (Benoît Pierre)
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* ``ControlDirFormat`` now has a new method ``supports_transport``
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which format implementations can use whether or not they can access
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a control dir over a particular transport. (Jelmer Vernooij)
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* ``BranchBuilder.build_commit`` now take ``parent_ids`` and
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``allow_leftmost_as_ghost`` arguments. (Jelmer Vernooij)
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* Ensure TestCase instances are deallocated immediately after running where
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possible. This greatly reduces the peak resource needs of a full test suite
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run. The new ``-Euncollected_cases`` selftest flag will add failures if any
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case which persists pasts its expected lifetime. (Martin Packman, #613247)
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* Report exceptions from child processes during fork instead of swallowing the
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error and reporting that everything went okay. (Martin Packman, #804130)
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