Eric Kow <b...@darcs.net> writes: > ******************************************************************************* > _______ Sorry for the wait! The repository you are fetching is using the > > | | DEPRECATED 'old-fashioned' format. I'm fetching it as a hashed > > | O O | repository instead, but this may take a while. > > | ___ | > > | / \ | It would be ideal if the repository maintainer could upgrade the > |_______| remote copy as well. The hashed format requires a Darcs 2 client, > > but is otherwise compatible with existing old-fashioned branches. > > > > Upgrading is easy with Darcs 2.4 and higher: > > example.com $ cd repo-name > > example.com $ darcs optimize --upgrade > > *******************************************************************************
Can we shorten it slightly? It is quite huge... E.g. you could probably roll the cd repo-name into darcs optimize --upgrade --repo ... Other than that, it's certainly an improvement. Maybe "fetching it as" could say converting. > * Big frowny face: Three ideas here: emotional feedback (old-fashioned > makes Darcs sad), apologeticness (Sorry for the wait), and mostly > high-visibility (a face might jump out at you more than yet another > banner, so to be used sparingly) Agreed. > So it's just about maximising effectiveness in getting people to switch, and > preparing the ground so it will be relatively painless when we finally > withdraw > old-fashioned, while hopefully not insulting/annoying users in the process... > > Worth a shot? :-/ Definitely, IMHO. Yours, Petr. _______________________________________________ darcs-users mailing list darcs-users@darcs.net http://lists.osuosl.org/mailman/listinfo/darcs-users
