Thank you Steve I have briefly tried the context-file method you described. It seems to be exactly what I needed!
Can someone add it to the "Getting started"? And yes, you spelled my first name as it is pronounced. The "d" is not pronounced. Kind regards Svend Grønlund Græshøjvej 8 DK-2640 Hedehusene --------- Original Besked -------- fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Til: [email protected] <[email protected]> Emne: Sv: [darcs-users] Get started in Windows Dato: 13/09/06 11:59 > > On Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 09:51, Sven Grønlund wrote: > > > Then you talk about another repository? Well, I imagine, that somehow I > > should let other developers have a copy of my newly created, not yet > > changed, repository? Or should they just have a copy of the files, and then > > create their own repository the same way? > > You can all just run "darcs init" in empty directories. After that, > you can start recording and sending patches. > > The "No recorded local changes to send!" message you saw was not very > accurate. It should have been something like: > "I can't send without knowing what is in the destination repository" > > Below are some tips on using darcs in a low-tech way, without a > web server, using email attachments to exchange bundles of patches > that are applied manually using "darcs apply". > > If you just want to send a bundle of patches to another developer > (called "D") as an email attachment, you need to tell "darcs send" > about the state of D's repository. > > You could keep a local mirror of D's repository (say, in directory > D), and use "darcs send --output=mywork.bundle D". Then you can > email the bundle to D. Once D has applied it, you can update your > mirror with "darcs push D". > > An alternative to maintaining a mirror of D's repository is to keep a > context file - created using "darcs changes --context > D.context" at > times when your repository matches D's. Then, after recording changes, > you can make a bundle with > "darcs send --context=D.context --output=mywork.bundle". Once D has > applied it, update the context with > "darcs changes --context > D.context" again. > > We use the context file method and find it very effective. One problem > we had was email clients corrupting bundles. To get around this, we > compress the bundles (using 7-Zip on Windows) before sending. > > I hope this is useful > > Best regards > Steve Gardner > > > > Yes, I did the darcs record as stated in the "Getting started". > > > > Then you talk about another repository? Well, I imagine, that somehow I > > should let other developers have a copy of my newly created, not yet > > changed, repository? Or should they just have a copy of the files, and then > > create their own repository the same way? There seem to be a missing ling in > > the manual - or maybe I'm just too slow! > > > > Kind regards > > Svend Grønlund > > > > --------- Original Besked -------- > > fra: Miroslav Kure <kurem at upcase.inf.upol.cz <http://www.abridgegame.org/mailman/listinfo/darcs-users>> > > Til: darcs-users at darcs.net <http://www.abridgegame.org/mailman/listinfo/darcs-users> <darcs-users at darcs.net <http://www.abridgegame.org/mailman/listinfo/darcs-users>> > > Emne: Re: [darcs-users] Get started in Windows > > Dato: 12/09/06 15:10 > > > > >/ > > />/ On Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 02:14:35PM +0200, Svend wrote: > > />/ > > > />/ > I can create a repository and add some files; but how do I communicate > > /this > > >/ > first version to others? > > />/ > > />/ You can just upload it on your web site and the others will *pull* your > > />/ version. > > />/ > > />/ > I tried the darsc send command, but it insist on > > />/ > "No recorded local changes to send!" > > />/ > > />/ First, did you do darcs record after adding the files? > > />/ Second, *where* are you trying to send the patches? There is no other > > />/ repository with your tree... > > />/ > > />/ -- > > />/ Miroslav Kure > > />/ > > />/ _______________________________________________ > > />/ darcs-users mailing list > > />/ darcs-users at darcs.net <http://www.abridgegame.org/mailman/listinfo/darcs-users> > > />/ http://www.abridgegame.org/mailman/listinfo/darcs-users > > /> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > darcs-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.abridgegame.org/mailman/listinfo/darcs-users > _______________________________________________ darcs-users mailing list [email protected] http://www.abridgegame.org/mailman/listinfo/darcs-users
