RE: [Monotone-devel] mtn automate way to get file list withoutworkspace?

[Kelly F. Hickel]

> On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 08:20:09PM -0600, Kelly F. Hickel wrote:
> > So, I've started whacking together a mtn/viewvc mashup, but didn't
> get
> > too far before I realized that a number of the mtn commands I need
> seem
> > to need a workspace to function.....
> >
> > Am I going to have to cobble up a shadow workspace directory just to
> do
> > this, or is there a semi-reasonable way to get file lists and so
> forth
> > without one?????
> 
> Very few automate commands involve a workspace... what do you mean by
> "file list"?  Getting a list of unknown or ignored files requires a
> workspace, obviously; for getting a list of files in a revision, see
> automate get_manifest_of.
> 

Ahh, the error below is what confused me, I thought it meant that I
needed a workspace, but I just needed to provide a branch....

address@hidden mtn_convert]$ mtn -d eadev.mtn automate get_manifest_of
mtn: misuse: workspace required but not found

Thanks,
-Kelly