[MERGE] Make ftp:// a little more resilient for initial push

[Ian Clatworthy]

John Arbash Meinel wrote:
> Martin Pool wrote:
>> I would think we only really expect put_file to fail because the
>> parent doesn't exist in certain particular situations (like making a
>> new branch?) and maybe it should be explicitly handled there.
> 
>> But if you think it's an improvement I don't object.
> 
> It is actually how we do it for sftp, because the common error is parent
> does not exist. Mostly because the only times we "put" are when creating
> a new file (because we know the knit didn't exist when we tried to open
> it), or replacing a file (.bzr/branch/revision_history).

John,

Is this one right to merge now or did Martin's comment above trigger
some new thoughts? It looks like you have enough votes now from
yourself, Aaron and Vincent. :-)

http://bundlebuggy.aaronbentley.com/request/%3C46648E83.40003@arbash-meinel.com%3E
indicates it's "manual" as well FWIW.

Ian C.