[Python-Dev] Hg: inter-branch workflow

[Barry Warsaw]

On Mar 22, 2011, at 12:07 PM, Adrian Buehlmann wrote:

>FWIW, Mercurial's "mainline" is the branch with the name 'default'. This
>branch name is reserved, and it implies that the head with the highest
>revision number from that branch will be checked out on 'hg clone'.

I think that's different than what John was describing, or perhaps Python's
use of it has the effect of being different.  IIUC, in Mercurial, within the
default branch there's no clear "main line" of development assigned to a path
within the DAG.  All paths are created equal, so it's not possible to
e.g. have log or bisect suppress one path containing feature sub-commits from
the point of departure to the point of recombination (merge).

-Barry
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