[Monotone-devel] Re: how to merge trees

[Bruce Stephens]

Nathaniel Smith <address@hidden> writes:

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> It does make deletion rather too sticky.  You're not misunderstanding.

Yes, I see now that I've read the whole message.

> (You can, of course, create a new file with the same name, in the
> merged version.)

Yes, so in practical terms it'll be OK.  As you say, having something
that works, and works comprehensibly, would be a big advance on most
systems.  So much so that I suspect most people (definitely including
me) won't notice any restrictions (I'm sure I'm not alone in trying to
avoid file reorganisations with current systems, simply because I
suspect it won't work well).

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