On Oct 01, 2010, at 01:09 PM, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote: >Barry Warsaw writes: > > > I should note that I don't particularly like colocated/named > > branches. I personally much prefer separate directories for each > > feature or bug I'm working on. It helps me keep track of what I'm > > doing. I have a fast machine so recompiling all of Python is no > > big deal. > >Note that once you have a branch with all of Python built, for any of >hg, git, bzr you may prefer to clone the branch/repo with "cp -r" or >"rsync" rather than "$VCS clone". The reason for doing it with "$VCS >clone" is to get a pristine workspace without any cruft like editor >backups or build products. If you *want* a crufty workspace (and in >this case some people do), a recursive copy is a better tool.
Yep, absolutely agree. I also use 'cp -a' or 'rsync -avz' when I want that crufty workspace transfered to another (local) machine. In general though, when I'm working on feature or bug branches, I want a pristine working directory. -Barry
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