Ben Finney <[email protected]> wrote: > David Caldwell <[email protected]> writes: > > > Interesting. 'bzr patch' doesn't seem to be documented in my bzr, > > but it appears to apply the patch to the working directory instead of > > committing it. This is not what commit-patch does--it commits the > > patch to the repository and leaves your working directory as it was. > > Why does 'commit-patch' not affect the working tree? How is the revision > related to others, then?
The revision is potentially not related to the state of your working tree at all. Most likely, though, the patch is a minor tweak on your working directory changes. > What is the use case where one wants the patch stored as a revision, > pretending that the working tree once had that state, but leaving the > working tree without that state? Here's a blog post about a possible use case, written a few years ago: <http://porkrind.org/missives/commit-patch-managing-your-mess> I think it's worth trying (especially if you are an Emacs user) because it's a tool that, once you know it exists, you'll start reaching for more and more often. -David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
