problem with mq extension

Chen XI xichen1427 at gmail.com
Tue Dec 13 23:18:53 UTC 2011


Thank you for the reply. I now understand how Mq works.

-- Chen

PS: My brain really goes wrong today...

2011/12/14 Matt Mackall <mpm at selenic.com>

> On Wed, 2011-12-14 at 00:08 +0100, Chen XI wrote:
> > Commands like "hg add filename" is not necessary, I think, if we already
> > use Mq to manage the changeset.
> >
> > For example, refer to the Mq wiki page:
> > http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/MqExtension#Command_Examples
> > We just use "qnew patchname" or "qrefresh", then changes will be
> commited.
>
> The key difference between that example and yours is this at the top:
>
> "cd some_existing_hg_repository"
>
> The existing example assumes there is a repo with a bunch of
> already-tracked files in it.
>
> In your example, you have a brand new repo and a brand new file. And
> Mercurial, like most other SCMs, will NEVER just automatically start
> tracking new files without you telling it to.
>
> --
> Mathematics is the supreme nostalgia of our time.
>
>
>
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