bzr bundle > file

[Wichmann, Mats D]

Aaron Bentley wrote:
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> Wichmann, Mats D wrote:
>> So if I understand this correctly, if my intent is to create a
>> "bundle"
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> A merge-directive, actually.  From format 4 on, bundles are just the
> historical data, not the patch, not a description of how to merge.

Right, merge-directive (I was quoting to indicate I didn't mean
the old-style bundle)

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>> which could eventually be applied to a master somewhere
>> out over the network, I have to either point to it, or else to
>> a dummy target branch that's empty.
> 
> No, you would normally point to a local mirror of the master. 
> Whatever you branched from should be fine.  I was using "empty" as an
> example only, to keep the numbers clearer.

oh, this matches nicely with how I work already, as I always have
a mirror branch.  okay, not bad!