>> I've seen a few discussions about this, but no final statement >> of what strategy to follow and whether hg makes this easier (AFAIR, >> that was the main argument for switching to hg). > > I think the main reason for switching was that it would make it easier > for non-core-committers to maintain branches and submit patches (as > changesets core committers can pull).
Indeed, it's all in PEP 374: - motivation 1: give direct tool support to non-committers - motivation 2: allow disconnected (off-line) access to the repository - motivation 3: allow revisions of a patch - motivation 4: allow tracking the mainline while working on a patch - motivation 5: avoid using arcane third-party tools for merge tracking So merge tracking was not the main argument, but the fifth. Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
