[merge] tags in repository

[Martin Pool]

On 23 Jan 2007, Jari Aalto <jari.aalto at cante.net> wrote:
> Gustavo Niemeyer <gustavo at niemeyer.net> writes:
> >
> >> > This adds tags stored in the repository, and visible across branches
> >> > in that repository.  Adding a tag doesn't require a commit.  Tags
> >> > are 'global' across projects so people should use them appropriately
> >> > - eg putting the project name at the start of the tag like
> >> > 'bzr-0.14'.
> >
> > That sounds a bit unusual at first glance, but I can see value in
> > being able to get the same consistent set of tags accross several
> > branches in the same repository.
> 
> I was thinking if it were convenient to set the branch's tag prefix.
> After that, all the new tags would be subordinate.

I can see the attraction, but there is some potential confusion from the
hidden state.  I would think that typing 'foo-' is not too much of a
burden when adding tags.

Anyhow let's put it in without this and then if you want you can try it
out.
-- 
Martin