Bugs item #1879567, was opened at 2008-01-25 05:31
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Submitted By: Peer Sommerlund (peso)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Clone to empty folder fails
Initial Comment:
Version: 0.2
If an existing empty folder "foo" is specified as destination the clone fails
with message "*** destination 'C:\foo' already exists"
Workaround is to delete folder before cloning.
I would have expected an error if I tried to clone to an existing repository,
but not to an empty folder.
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Comment By: Doug Philips (dgou)
Date: 2008-04-13 16:05
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The right-clicking drag works great!
I'd still like to see the simple right-click on a folder pre-fill the
fields just the same. Since the drag can do it, its possible?
How about rather than deleting the folder, redirect the clone, and the
move it up:
pseudo command-line equivalent:
hg clone source-repo
dest-repo-just-created-by-gui/gui-hack-temporary-directory
mv dest-repo-just-created-by-gui/gui-hack-temporary-directory/{all
files} dest-repo-just-cerated-by-gui?
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Comment By: TK Soh (tksoh)
Date: 2008-04-13 09:53
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Instead of right-clicking, try [right] drag-and-drop the root folder. The
clone dialog will even prefill the dest path.
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Comment By: Doug Philips (dgou)
Date: 2008-04-13 09:46
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On the non-existance of the new repo, I understand that there is a deep
disconnect between the API and the GUI.
As to the default:
a) I navigate in the explorer to the parent directory (or some
subdirectory) of a repo that I want to clone. Let's say I'm in the parent
directory.
b) I select the repo folder and right click to get the context menu.
c) I go into the TortoiseHG submenu.
d) I select "Create Clone"
e) I get a dialog box (or program, its hard to tell) "hg clone - <my
repos path here>"
f) The "Source Path:" text entry box is -empty-.
I'd like to see the Source Path be defaulted with the path to the repo on
which I just clicked and which is also right there in the title
(un-copy-n-paste-able).
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Comment By: TK Soh (tksoh)
Date: 2008-04-13 09:32
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I share your frustration. A lot.
In some way the "browse" button is either wrong, or mis-targeted.
Honestly, I haven't been able to come up with a good way to hand this.
Claiming that hg clone expects the dest repo to be non-existent is not an
overstatement. The only way to get around this expectation of hg clone
require removal of the dest folder before calling the cloning 'API'. And,
it might be a little too much risk than I'd like to take.
Let me know if you have any ideas of a sound policy.
> Can we get the selected folder to be the default source (if it is a
repo
> or subdirectory of one) for 0.4?
I am not sure I follow you on this.
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Comment By: Doug Philips (dgou)
Date: 2008-04-13 09:16
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This is really annoying because the GUI interface "browse" has a "new
folder button" that encourages the user to say: "Oh, I see, I have to make
the new folder that I want to clone into so that -I can --select-- it-.
I struggled with this for 10 frustrating minutes before I finally realized
that I had to NOT make the new folder name.
Instead I had to:
select the parent
click into the destination box
type in the new folder name at the end of the path.
That combined with --lack-- of defaulting the source to the folder on
which I used the "create clone" menu/context-menu option to start with made
this a triply frustrating experience.
Claiming that the underlying command line interface works differently
doesn't hold much water. My coworkers will bitch up a storm because that is
not how other Windows GUIs treat the "New Folder" options when creating and
saving files, etc.
Can we get the selected folder to be the default source (if it is a repo
or subdirectory of one) for 0.4?
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Comment By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Date: 2008-01-25 11:01
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It's a behavior of hg clone. I don't feel it's safe to assume it's okay to
overwrite an existing directory. Empty or otherwise.
-TK
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