>>>>> "Rich" == Richard Lowe <richlowe at richlowe.net> writes:

>         '''Return a tuple (changectx, workingctx) representing the most
>            representative head to act as the local tip.
> 
>            The most representative head is taken to be (in order of
>            preference):
> 
>            - If the dirstate is modified, its newest local dirstate
>              parent revision (or newest dirstate parent revision , if
>              neither is local).
> 
>            - The newest local head on the current branch.
> 
>            - The newest head on the current branch'''

Mike> - What's the difference between "local parent" and "parent"?  Does
Mike> "local" mean "doesn't exist in the parent repo"? 

I still need confirmation that I got this right (or a correction).

>> - what does "accessible from the current dirstate parent" mean?  On
>>   the same branch?

Rich> On this branch, merged into this branch, or prior to this branch
Rich> being created.

Still confused.  Maybe I should just forget about "accessible from the
current dirstate parent", since you've dropped that phrase?

mike

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