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I had a longer discussion with @martinvonz on IRC on about this feature, he also pointed out to D7631 <https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D7631> doing similar work for `hg absorb`. From that discussion I understand there is a wider objective for many mercurial commands to gain the ability to use a specific revision in place of the working copy. (eg: hg amend, hg aborb, hg copy, etc…) The idea is quite interresting and can unlock powerfull capabilities. However, this is a rather big UX project, I think we need a step back and think about this idea on a large scale. I am thinking at least a Plan page with a wider study of the command that could be impacted how the UI will be consistent. This allows a wider set of the community to chim in on such a big project. A concret issue I current have with the plan is the planned `--rev` flag usage. To me, and other people around me, something like `hg amend --rev X` would means "amend change from the working copy into revision `X`". likewise `hg absorb --rev REVSET` would absorb the working copy change into the `REVSET` set of revisions. So the use of `--rev` is surprising to some and should be discussed. Maybe the `--change` flag (used, but `hg status` and `hg diff`) would be more suitable? Maybe a global flag --change-as-wdir that would work for any commands ? This is the kind of question I would like to see discussed more widely before we invest more in this idea (Idea, that I find interresting overall). I added this as a topic for the upcoming sprint. (Sorry for the delay this will involves, I wish the idea had explicitly surfaced earlier). REPOSITORY rHG Mercurial CHANGES SINCE LAST ACTION https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D8030/new/ REVISION DETAIL https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D8030 To: martinvonz, #hg-reviewers, durin42, marmoute Cc: marmoute, pulkit, durin42, mercurial-devel _______________________________________________ Mercurial-devel mailing list Mercurial-devel@mercurial-scm.org https://www.mercurial-scm.org/mailman/listinfo/mercurial-devel
