> Mark> If we keep our strict requirement, then we're looking at one of two
 > Mark> different approaches: live with the cycle, and automate it as much
 > Mark> as possible to ease developer pain...
 > 
 > That's what I want to see.  As we were discussing on the phone just now,
 > whereas now when a push is blocked we do:
 > 
 > % hg pull
 > % hg merge
 > % hg commit
 > % hg recommit
 > 
 > we ought to be able to do
 > 
 > % hg foo
 > 
 > which would combine the above and allow for quicker turn-around.  Meem (et
 > al.): please pipe up if this would meet your needs or not.

That's an improvement in that it's less typing but still leaves one in a
potential cycle of:

       hg push
       [ blocked]
       hg foo
       hg push
       [ blocked ]
       hg foo
       hg push
       [ blocked ]

Why can't "hg push" do this for me?

-- 
meem

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