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version 1.12, 2010/11/09 04:26:51 version 1.15, 2010/12/24 10:32:17
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 For now Fossil lacks some essential features and has other severe problems:  For now Fossil lacks some essential features and has other severe problems:
   
   1. Many operations require javascript-capable web browser.
 1. No support for vendor branches.  1. No support for vendor branches.
 * Redundant to "There's no support for importing vendor source"?  * Redundant to "There's no support for importing vendor source"?
 * No, it is different. I would import manually, if only some support were there.  * No, it is different. I would import manually, if only some support were there.
Line 43  The initial commit is too special, this  Line 44  The initial commit is too special, this 
 even "addremove" command isn't in trunk at the time of writing.  even "addremove" command isn't in trunk at the time of writing.
 * It has been merged to trunk and is part of the pkgsrc version.  * It has been merged to trunk and is part of the pkgsrc version.
 * No, it isn't part of pkgsrc version at the moment, TIAS.  * No, it isn't part of pkgsrc version at the moment, TIAS.
   * Sorry, you are right. Merged to trunk in [ceab53718f].
 1. Merge state sticks. You can't undo it.  1. Merge state sticks. You can't undo it.
 * Not sure what you mean, but "revert" resets the merge state since [d13054ce84].  * Not sure what you mean, but "revert" resets the merge state since [d13054ce84].
 * This is quite recent (late October) fix, I didn't check it.  * This is quite recent (late October) fix, I didn't check it.
 1. You can't amend your source when you've just merged, you are forced to commit after merge.  1. You can't amend your source when you've just merged, you are forced to commit after merge.
 * To clarify, the merge has to be committed first, no separate commits are possible from the checkout before that.  * To clarify, the merge has to be committed first, no separate commits are possible from the checkout before that.
   * In practice this makes _critical_ defect in combination of "fossil diff" inability to generate difference for added files.
 1. You can't tune diff command to ignore RCS keywords.  1. You can't tune diff command to ignore RCS keywords.
 * Since RCS keywords are not really a native command, it is no surprise. An external diff program can be used for this purpose though.  * Since RCS keywords are not really a native command, it is no surprise. An external diff program can be used for this purpose though.
   * Since there's no external diff program that supports it, it is really not quite easy.
 1. You can't diff single file between two given versions.  1. You can't diff single file between two given versions.
 * diff --from version1 --to version2 path/to/file  * diff --from version1 --to version2 path/to/file
 * That didn't work, and I'm not sure it works now. It used to ignore path-to-file argument. (It used to bail out when both "--from" and "--to" were used.)  * That didn't work, and I'm not sure it works now. It used to ignore path-to-file argument. (It used to bail out when both "--from" and "--to" were used.)
 1. There's no way to change commit messages.  1. There's no way to change commit messages.
 * easily done via ui.  * easily done via ui: select a commit and under "Other Links" you can find "Edit" (given the necessary permissions).
 * How? It should be possible via command line nevertheless.  * How? It should be possible via command line nevertheless.
 1. There's no documented way to select commit messages of current branch, or branch by given commit id.  1. There's no documented way to select commit messages of current branch, or branch by given commit id.
 Or there's a bug preventing it.  Or there's a bug preventing it.
 * fossil info <commitid>  * fossil info <commitid>
 * This isn't about "info" command, it is about "timeline"  * This isn't about "info" command, it is about "timeline"
   --> Please clarify what you mean.
 * BTW, this command doesn't support "-R" flag, perhaps you have to check the source out to use it.  * BTW, this command doesn't support "-R" flag, perhaps you have to check the source out to use it.
 1. Commands are underdocumented, usage messages don't list many available options.  1. Commands are under-documented, usage messages don't list many available options.
 This applies to trunk at least, there's a branch that states documentation as its goal.  This applies to trunk at least, there's a branch that states documentation as its goal.
 1. There's no convenient way to look at commit contents: files affected, diff.  1. There's no convenient way to look at commit contents: files affected, diff.
 * fossil ui and use a web browser  * fossil ui and use a web browser
 * We don't have web browser in base system, this information should be accessible with command line.  * We don't have web browser in base system, this information should be accessible with command line.
   
   
 Some of above problems are reported.  Some of above problems are reported.
   
 Note, all problems above are usability problems, I didn't explore e.g. scalability,  Note, all problems above are usability problems, I didn't explore e.g. scalability,
Line 74  Joerg did and had problems, but this is  Line 80  Joerg did and had problems, but this is 
   
 ### Experiences with git  ### Experiences with git
   
 please fill in  Experience with the imported repositories on morden:
   - no problem in principle with the smaller modules like othersrc or htdocs (CVS tags are one off but that is expected)
   - the large repos are really fragile, and gits idea of how to fix a broken repo seems to be to retrieve a copy from someone/somewhere that happens to not be broken
   
 ### Experiences with Subversion  ### Experiences with Subversion
   
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