On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:08 PM, Georg Brandl <g.bra...@gmx.net> wrote: > 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.
+1 -- anatoly t. _______________________________________________ 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
