[Python-Dev] Mercurial conversion repositories

[Antoine Pitrou]

Le dimanche 27 février 2011 à 00:42 +1000, Nick Coghlan a écrit :
> On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 7:29 PM, "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:
> >> I think people should simply get used to the idea that "default" is
> >> /the/ main branch in Mercurial (*). It's even easier to remember IMHO
> >> ("trunk" sounds a bit obscure at first, for a non-native English
> >> speaker).
> >
> > +1. People will recognize "trunk" as a svn think. If that doesn't
> > clue them in, they will ask, and every other person will know.
> 
> But why not choose a name where they don't even have to ask?

Doesn't "trunk" represent exactly what it is (the former SVN trunk)?
Other names would probably be less exact or less precise.

Regards

Antoine.