[BZRTOOLS] checkout/repository stuff

[Aaron Bentley]

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Erik Bågfors wrote:
> Comming from a svn/cvs view, the setup I expect to use in the future is this
> 
> * On host "host" we have a central repo with many branches
> * Each developer creates a checkout (bound branch) of the branches they want
> * They all hack on it and checks in centrally each time.
> 
> Basically, that's the same as with svn.

No, the setup I described is closer to svn.  But the difference lies in
whether you're local or remote, because

With a local repository, bound branches are significantly slower than
lightweight checkouts for commit.  Most other operations are about the
same speed.  Disconnections are rare or impossible.

With a remote repository, bound branches are significantly faster than
lightweight checkouts for most operations, plus you don't suffer if
there's a disconnection.

> In this setup, being able to have create a repo with branches with
> working trees on each developers machine, will simply save space (and
> time, since doing a new checkout will not bring down the same
> revisions again).

Right, but if you're using a local repository, lightweight checkouts are
faster and cheaper than bound branches.

Aaron
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