[darcs-users] Character-based patch type

[Eric Kow]

On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Trent W. Buck <trentbuck at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Adding primitive patch types to Darcs creates backwards incompatibility.
> > Eric, what is the procedure for handling this?
 
On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 20:42:05 -0800, Jason Dagit wrote:
> We have a mechanism for handling repository features.  That's
> _darcs/format.  As on oversight, we don't have that information in patch
> bundles, but the general idea is that darcs knows which features it can
> handle so it checks in the remote repo.  If the remote repo has a feature
> that darcs doesn't understand it gives up and lets the user know.

Just echoing Jason: there is an explanation of how the repo format
mechanism works at

http://wiki.darcs.net/DarcsWiki/DarcsInternals

Thanks!

P.S. indeed character based patches are exciting!

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Eric Kow <http://www.nltg.brighton.ac.uk/home/Eric.Kow>
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