On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 5:32 AM, <s...@pobox.com> wrote: > The odds that someone will remember the syntax for the diff command for the > VCS are much higher than the revert command. My guess is "diff" is executed > more often than any other version control commands except "update" and > "commit", and far more often than "revert". Personally, I'm not sure I've > ever used "revert" more than a handful of times in my entire professional > lifetime. > > I realize the world is passing me by and that I'm rapidly turning into a > dinosaur w.r.t. distributed version control, but as you write/update the > developer's guide remember that proficiency in Python does not necessarily > equate to proficiency in version control systems, especially with the less > frequently used commands. I personally would prefer that more general > commands and concepts be used where possible so that newcomers not be put > off unnecessarily by the complexity of version control.
Interesting. I almost *never* reverse patches - I always use the SVN revert command. Usually, this is because I will have edited the source tree since applying the patch. Reversion has the advantage of not getting confused by any additional changes. I also usually use "svn diff" to save a copy before I revert in case I change my mind. Cheers, Nick. -- Nick Coghlan | ncogh...@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia _______________________________________________ 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