[darcs-users] optimize --reorder-patches no longer needed by hashed darcs-2 format?

[Eric Kow]

On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 01:37:44 -0800, Ben Coburn wrote:
> While exercising some code, I noticed that darcs 2.1.2 no longer  
> reorders patches when 'optimize --reorder-patches' is called on a  
> repository in the 'hashed, darcs-2' format. Does this mean that the  
> new format is efficient enough to make --reorder-patches irrelevant?  
> If so, that's a good thing!

Sounds suspicious to me.  Seems like a test case might be in (ahem)
order.
 
> p.s. Maybe commands should start grouping options into 'Options:',  
> 'Advanced Options:', and some group for options that only apply to the  
> old repository format. It would be nice to have options that no longer  
> apply to the current format marked somehow in the help/manual.

Splitting into 'Options and Advanced Options' might be a good thing to do.
Please open a wishlist ticket

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