On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Peer Sommerlund<peer.sommerl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> 2009/8/10 Peer Sommerlund <peer.sommerl...@gmail.com> >> >> >> 2009/3/17 Steve Borho <st...@borho.org> >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 5:50 PM, Peer Sommerlund >>> <peer.sommerl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > Hi there >>> > Have anybody tried to design a revision graph that does not make lots >>> > of >>> > strings when using the repeated-merge-pattern? >>> > Take a look at THG crew revisions 1545:1728 in hgtk log to see what I >>> > mean. >>> > Here Simon Heimberg's changes were added. >>> > >>> > >>> > Would it be possible to only make a new swim-lane if a head was created >>> > at >>> > the time of the changeset? >>> > An algorithm like this >>> > heads = empty >>> > for each changeset from old to new >>> > count number of parents to changeset that are also in heads >>> > 0: make a new swimlane for the new head >>> > 1: use swimlane for that head >>> > 2: replace primary head (or leftmost head) and delete other >>> > swimlane >>> > It would require a new changeset glyph that indicated a merge, but only >>> > had >>> > a line to one of the parents >>> >>> I think what you mainly need to do would be to list the revisions out >>> of order. If you followed lines of development from heads through >>> ancestors rather than walking down revision IDs, you end up with much >>> fewer open lines of development. >>> >>> It's a potentially bi-directional walking algorithm, though. I'm not >>> aware of any tools that actually use it. I think I've heard of >>> prototypes, though. >> >> I'm trying to implement it, and will send patches when it is ready. >> Regards, >> Peer > > It is not yet ready for prime time, but anybody interested can test the code > at > http://bitbucket.org/peso/thg-branch-view/ > > Note this is a patch branch repo. The code lives at branch "branch-view".
That looks pretty promising. It makes a big difference on repos like hg-stable. Some people may be unsettled by the non-linear nature of the revision numbers, but I'm guessing most wouldn't notice. How difficult would it be to make it toggleable? -- Steve Borho ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Tortoisehg-develop mailing list Tortoisehg-develop@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tortoisehg-develop
