RFC: branch -b should be switch --new?

[Martin Pool]

2009/7/19 Robert Collins <robertc at robertcollins.net>:
> On Sat, 2009-07-18 at 19:08 -0500, John Arbash Meinel wrote:
>
>
>> So the long form is "bzr switch --create-branch" the original idea was
>> "switch and branch" which was really meant as "branch and switch", but I
>>  felt putting the argument on switch worked better.
>
> Ergg, I managed to get confused - I thought it was on branch for some
> reason. I agree that putting it on switch is better.
>
>> As for '--new', I think --create-branch is actually more descriptive and
>> accurate. --new is shorter, but if you want shorter, I'd prefer a short
>> arg, and I couldn't think of anything better than '-b'.
>
> So, I think the thing I'd like to tweak is to make the long form
> compatible with the conceptual use of this flag in pipelines, looms and
> other such meta-branch structures. --new is a proposal to do that, by
> removing the object type thats created from the argument name.

I'd be inclined to agree with John there; I can guess what 'switch
--create-branch' does but not very confidently what 'switch --new'
would do.

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Martin <http://launchpad.net/~mbp/>