Noob Question: Build number

[blr at robertsr.us]

> blr at robertsr.us wrote:

> hg identify will tell you the version of tip.
>
> Its probably bad to assume that every push sends only one changeset.
> Perhaps you should consider capturing this information at commit instead
> of push.

I don't need to assume only one changeset was pushed, I only care about
the latest (tip) one.  How would I know the sequential revision number on
the central repo at commit time?

> Try not to think too "CVS" here. Where I have changed from CVS to HG I
> changed also changed development methodology. Downstream users pull from
> upstream users. Push is never used.

It's hard when I've used CVS for 10+ years, and I've only played with hg
for a couple of weeks.  But my plan is to make minimal changes at first to
get better branching and merging and more speed.  Then as developers
(including me) get more comfortable over time, integrate more distributed
features.

We have 14 developers all on the same floor of the building.  CVS works
pretty well except for branching and merging (future work, prev releases,
etc.)  If anyone has experience with converting developers from CVS in
similar situations, I would love to hear about working practices,
training, success, failure, etc.

Thanks,
Barry Roberts