On Tue, Aug 09, 2011 at 02:04:36PM -0400, Brian Cottingham wrote: > Is there a way to do in from the command line?
There is not much of any commit editing in the command line, for what I know. But at commit time you have '-b'. So using the ui for those corner cases is not a big trouble for me at least. > 2011/8/9 Lluís Batlle i Rossell <virik...@gmail.com> > > > On Tue, Aug 09, 2011 at 01:01:55PM -0500, tpero...@compumation.com wrote: > > > So, how do you move commits in the trunk to a new branch after the fact. > > > > Open the UI, click the checkin, then edit... and check the part about > > "starts a new > > branch". > > > > Regards, > > Lluís. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: fossil-users-boun...@lists.fossil-scm.org [mailto: > > fossil-users-boun...@lists.fossil-scm.org] On Behalf Of Joshua Paine > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 10:10 AM > > > To: fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org > > > Subject: Re: [fossil-users] Why do people create branches as a separate > > step? Was: Unable to sign manifest > > > > > > On 8/9/2011 10:58 AM, Richard Hipp wrote: > > > > Change the subject: Please help me to understand why people want to > > > > create a new branch before adding changes to that branch, rather than > > > > just waiting until they check-in their edits? > > > > > > In SVN (and possibly others), you have to create the branch first. In Git > > I still try to make the branch first, because I don't know how to move a > > commit to a new branch if I forget to add the new branch argument when I > > commit. The GUI tools I've used for SVN and Git didn't make it easy to put a > > commit on a new branch. > > > > > > In fossil I often just work and worry about branches later, sometimes > > several commits later, because I know it's really easy to change it. In > > those cases, I've usually started working on something and realized part way > > in that I had better branch for this--a totally stress-free realization with > > fossil. But sometimes I still make the branch first, because sometimes my > > thought process begins with "Now I'm going to start on New Feature X," and > > since I've just decided that, I may as well make some manifestation of my > > intention. > > > > > > I like that both ways are supported, along with the ability to make new > > branches after the fact. > > > > > > -- > > > Joshua Paine > > > LetterBlock: Web Applications Built With Joy http://letterblock.com/ > > > 301-576-1920 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > fossil-users mailing list > > > fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org > > > http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users > > > _______________________________________________ > > > fossil-users mailing list > > > fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org > > > http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users > > _______________________________________________ > > fossil-users mailing list > > fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org > > http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users > > > _______________________________________________ > fossil-users mailing list > fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org > http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users _______________________________________________ fossil-users mailing list fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users
