Fossil SCM
Added a brief clarification of using update/checkout to switch versions, based on ML thread.
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| 119 | 119 | |
| 120 | 120 | <p>Note that Fossil allows you to make multiple check-outs in |
| 121 | 121 | separate directories from the same repository. This enables you, |
| 122 | 122 | for example, to do builds from multiple branches or versions at |
| 123 | 123 | the same time without having to generate extra clones.</p> |
| 124 | + | |
| 125 | + <p>To switch a checkout between different versions and branches, | |
| 126 | + use the [/help/checkout | checkout] or [/help/update | update] | |
| 127 | + commands. [/help/update | update] honors the "autosync" option | |
| 128 | + and does a "soft" switch, merging any local changes into the | |
| 129 | + target version, whereas [/help/checkout | checkout] does not | |
| 130 | + sync and does a "hard" switch, potentially overwriting local | |
| 131 | + changes (after prompting).</p> | |
| 124 | 132 | |
| 125 | 133 | <h2>Configuring Your Local Repository</h2> |
| 126 | 134 | |
| 127 | 135 | <p>When you create a new repository, either by cloning an existing |
| 128 | 136 | project or create a new project of your own, you usually want to do some |
| 129 | 137 |
| --- www/quickstart.wiki | |
| +++ www/quickstart.wiki | |
| @@ -119,10 +119,18 @@ | |
| 119 | |
| 120 | <p>Note that Fossil allows you to make multiple check-outs in |
| 121 | separate directories from the same repository. This enables you, |
| 122 | for example, to do builds from multiple branches or versions at |
| 123 | the same time without having to generate extra clones.</p> |
| 124 | |
| 125 | <h2>Configuring Your Local Repository</h2> |
| 126 | |
| 127 | <p>When you create a new repository, either by cloning an existing |
| 128 | project or create a new project of your own, you usually want to do some |
| 129 |
| --- www/quickstart.wiki | |
| +++ www/quickstart.wiki | |
| @@ -119,10 +119,18 @@ | |
| 119 | |
| 120 | <p>Note that Fossil allows you to make multiple check-outs in |
| 121 | separate directories from the same repository. This enables you, |
| 122 | for example, to do builds from multiple branches or versions at |
| 123 | the same time without having to generate extra clones.</p> |
| 124 | |
| 125 | <p>To switch a checkout between different versions and branches, |
| 126 | use the [/help/checkout | checkout] or [/help/update | update] |
| 127 | commands. [/help/update | update] honors the "autosync" option |
| 128 | and does a "soft" switch, merging any local changes into the |
| 129 | target version, whereas [/help/checkout | checkout] does not |
| 130 | sync and does a "hard" switch, potentially overwriting local |
| 131 | changes (after prompting).</p> |
| 132 | |
| 133 | <h2>Configuring Your Local Repository</h2> |
| 134 | |
| 135 | <p>When you create a new repository, either by cloning an existing |
| 136 | project or create a new project of your own, you usually want to do some |
| 137 |