Re: Branches and Dates

[Larry Jones]

Jenn Vesperman writes:
> 
> Hrm. Given that some places (such as diff) need to be able to specify -r
> and -D to mean two distinct revisions, would the branch:date syntax be
> the most effective answer?

Probably.  Unfortunately, it's more complicated to implement than just
allowing -r and -D to coexist -- in most cases, the existing code
already does the right thing if you just remove the check.

> And given that it's an expansion of functionality, is there a problem
> with implementing it in the next version and then allowing other
> development teams to add it as they go?

Probably not.  Note, however, that it's a lot more work than just
updating the code -- you need to update the documentation as well.

-Larry Jones

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