bzr, gnome, 1.6 and stacking

[Colin D Bennett]

On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:52:47 +1000
Robert Collins <robertc at robertcollins.net> wrote:
> So, I'd like to ask for 1.6's schedule to be stretched to allow
> VersionedFiles (new name PLEASE) and then stacking to land, over the
> next 2-3 weeks.
> 
> GNOME is sounding like they are choosing their next VCS (they are
> currently on svn) at GUADEC http://www.guadec.org/ from the 7th-12th
> July.
> 
> One of the major features we are currently missing in comparison to
> git/hg is the ability to only download some of history in order to do
> a checkout - and that is what stacking opens up for us. It also makes
> publishing ones own branch of a project several orders of magnitude
> cheaper.
> 
> If we do 1.6 without stacking, 1.7 will arrive after GUADEC, and any
> discussion of performance with regard to these features would be
> (fairly) treatable as vapourware :(. On the other hand, if we do land
> 1.6 a week or two before GUADEC, and the features are present, users
> can evaluate them as part of their VCS discussions.
> 
> -Rob

As a user of Bazaar, version 1.5 is working fine for me, I certainly
wouldn't mind waiting a bit longer on 1.6 if it means a better chance
that GNOME will choose Bazaar as their VCS.

Are there any really important things new in 1.6 so far that need to be
released?