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Bound branches in bzr take the place of regular 'checkouts' in systems like CVS or SVN and we refer to them as 'checkouts'. |
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| * cd into the branch that you want to bind to the remote branch * run the bzr bind LOCATION-OF-OTHER-BRANCH command An alternative method is to use `bzr checkout`, which currently defaults to creating a bound branch when not invoked with `--lightweight`. |
* run `bzr checkout LOCATION-OF-REMOTE-BRANCH` to get a checkout of the remote branch. |
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| {{{ $ cd somebranch/ $ bzr push sftp://me@here.com//home/me/newbranch $ bzr bind sftp://me@here.com//home/me/newbranch/ }}} From now on, commits to the local branch will go to the other branch first. |
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| Or, using checkout | To checkout a branch over SFTP. |
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| = How to make a branch unbound = One can unbind a branch by changing into the working tree of a bound branch and running: |
To turn a regular branch into a checkout: {{{ $ cd somebranch/ $ bzr bind sftp://me@here.com//home/me/somebranch/ }}} = Committing when the location you are bound to is offline = Several commands such as 'commit' accept a `--local` parameter which will cause them to perform a local operation, *temporarily* unbinding the branch for the duration of that one command. {{{ $ bzr commit --local -m 'do something offline' }}} = If you want the branch to stop being bound at all = One can unbind a branch by changing into the directory of a bound branch and running: |
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RobertCollins - no, it is not possible, and not planned. We decided that it was too complex to clearly document to the user to have chains of bound branches, let alone the coding headaches in getting it robust and right in terms of transactionality etc. |
Description
Bound branches are a way to make sure that both a local branch and a remote branch have the same revisions. This is particularly useful if one likes to work on two machines or if one works on a laptop and then pushes a branch into a public place.
Bound branches in bzr take the place of regular 'checkouts' in systems like CVS or SVN and we refer to them as 'checkouts'.
Bound branches can be stated in simpler terms. When a branch is bound to another branch, the commits for the branch will be applied to the other branch first.
How do I use bound branches?
General description of setting up bound branches
The general workflow looks something like this:
- Push a branch to somewhere else, perhaps your ISP.
- Make sure the pushed branch is up to date
run bzr checkout LOCATION-OF-REMOTE-BRANCH to get a checkout of the remote branch.
Examples of how to set up bound branches
To checkout a branch over SFTP.
$ bzr checkout sftp://me@here.com//home/me/somebranch
To turn a regular branch into a checkout:
$ cd somebranch/ $ bzr bind sftp://me@here.com//home/me/somebranch/
Committing when the location you are bound to is offline
Several commands such as 'commit' accept a --local parameter which will cause them to perform a local operation, *temporarily* unbinding the branch for the duration of that one command.
$ bzr commit --local -m 'do something offline'
If you want the branch to stop being bound at all
One can unbind a branch by changing into the directory of a bound branch and running:
$ bzr unbind
Questions & answers
mutually bound branches
Is it possible/recommanded to have mutually bound branches? For example, working on two different machines, and keeping the branches synchronized.
madduck:
I would love to see this feature. It would get me one step further to the endeavour of synchronising $HOME.
RobertCollins - no, it is not possible, and not planned. We decided that it was too complex to clearly document to the user to have chains of bound branches, let alone the coding headaches in getting it robust and right in terms of transactionality etc.