[PATCH] bzrlib/builtins.py - status command help improvement

[Jan Hudec]

On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 15:55:52 +0300, Jari Aalto wrote:
> Jan Hudec <bulb at ucw.cz> writes:
> |
> | > -    This reports on versioned and unknown files, reporting them
> | > -    grouped by state.  Possible states are:
> | > +    Report versioned and unknown files, reporting them grouped by
> | > +    state. NOTE: already added and commited files are not listed
> | > +    (see command 'bzr inventory').
> | 
> | To me it sounds pretty weird.  Added *and commited* files are no longer
> | "added"---they are "versioned".  That's how *all* version control system I
> | know use the term "added".  I'd suggest:
> 
> In technical terms this may be the most accurate representation of the
> affairs. However the first time user searching for information
> 
>          ... I just added files
>          ... committed them in
> 
> asks logically where are those? He doesn't necessarily know that they
> are now in category "versioned". so perhaps that explanation could be
> added there too.

All other version control systems will behave exactly as bzr and noone else
seems to be asking.

Well, the help should probably state that is "shows uncommited changes". That
should be clear enough, that when I commited the files, they are unchanged
now.

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						 Jan 'Bulb' Hudec <bulb at ucw.cz>
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