Whole tree up to date before committing (was: Ten reasons to switch to Bazaar)

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

Óscar Fuentes writes:
 > >From Ian's document:
 > 
 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
 > In fact, Bazaar is stricter about centralized development than
 > Subversion. Subversion will only check that changed files are up to date
 > locally while Bazaar will ensure your whole tree is up to date before
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 > committing to a bound branch. Why? It?s all part of our philosophy that
 > the trunk ought to be ready to ship all the time. Used intelligently
 > with automated testing, Bazaar can help keep the quality of your trunk
 > as high as possible.
 > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
 > 
 > I don't see this as an advantage, quite the contrary.

So then don't use bound branches, use an alternative workflow.

If you have a better way to to make the point than Ian's, cool, but
note that the point that he's trying to make is that *bound branches*
are stricter about this than svn, *if that's what you need*.  bzr
supports other workflows by using different technology.

Eg, would

    In fact, if you are serious about keeping the trunk pristine,
    Bazaar supports workflows that are stricter about centralized
    development than Subversion. Subversion will only check that
    changed files are up to date locally while Bazaar will ensure your
    whole tree is up to date before committing to a *bound branch*. Why?
    If your philosophy (like ours!) is that the trunk ought to be ready
    to ship all the time, then used intelligently with automated testing
    Bazaar's *bound branches* are one way to help keep the quality of
    your trunk as high as possible.

work for you?  (IMHO before offered for general consumption, it needs
some TLC from the Sleazy Marketroids, my phrasing is a little
condescending, but for techies I think it makes the point that you do,
but in favor of bzr.)

I'll-give-up-my-git-when-you-pry-it-from-my-cold-dead-hands-so-you-know-I'm-objective-about-bzr-ly y'rs,

Steve

P.S.  Don't worry about my closing greeting, I'm weird and proud of
it.