Am 10.02.2011 19:27, schrieb Brett Cannon: > On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 23:10, Georg Brandl <g.bra...@gmx.net> wrote: >> Am 09.02.2011 23:58, schrieb brett.cannon: >>> brett.cannon pushed 7101df1bd817 to devguide: >>> >>> http://hg.python.org/devguide/rev/7101df1bd817 >>> changeset: 291:7101df1bd817 >>> branch: hg_transition >>> tag: tip >>> user: Brett Cannon <br...@python.org> >>> date: Wed Feb 09 14:58:17 2011 -0800 >>> summary: >>> Fix a silly statement. >>> >>> files: >>> setup.rst >>> >>> diff --git a/setup.rst b/setup.rst >>> --- a/setup.rst >>> +++ b/setup.rst >>> @@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ >>> :abbr:`VCS`. It also means you will have better tool >>> support through the VCS as it will provide a diff tool, etc. >>> >>> -To get a read-only checkout of CPython's source, you need a working copy >>> the >>> -source code. To get a read-only checkout of >>> +To get a read-only checkout of >>> the :ref:`in-development <indevbranch>` branch of Python, run:: >>> >>> hg clone http://hg.python.org/cpython >> >> This statement is still somewhat silly, as a) you get a clone, not a checkout >> and b) it is not read only in any way: you can commit just fine. The only >> difference will be the entry in .hg/hgrc pointing the default repo to >> something >> you can't push to. >> >> Skimming through, the whole section "Checking out the code" is still way too >> SVN-point of viewy (e.g. you always get all branches anyway). > > I'll take another pass, but do realize this needs to be something that > can easily be understood by someone who has never used hg before, so I > can't get too technically accurate while ignoring a possible base > ignorance of hg and DVCSs as a whole.
Well, it's no good to keep using CVCS terms and mislead users. That the "checkout" is not a checkout but a full repository is about the most important fact about a hg (or any DVCS) clone. Georg _______________________________________________ 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
