some newbie questions

[Colin D Bennett]

On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:20:17 +0300
Sabin Iacob <iacobs at m0n5t3r.info> wrote:

> Erik wrote:
> > Hi All, 
> >
> > What I noticed however, is that the files on the server don't
> > change. The -changes- we commit are stored (in the bazaar
> > repository on the server I guess), but the files on the server
> > aren't updated, until I start a command prompt on the server and do
> > a "bzr update" there. This is favorable so that our testers can
> > simply take a look at the central server to see the current
> > situation. Is there a way to automate this? Do I need a hook for
> > this, or is there an easier way to have the files on the server
> > update as soon as someone commits from their respective checkout? 
> 
> that would be very helpful, indeed; I once attempted to solve the
> issue by having a local post-commit hook that ssh-ed into the machine
> and ran things (I wanted to automate bug commenting/closing in trac);
> I know there have been plans for server-side hooks for a while, but I
> have no idea what's the current status.

There is a plugin to update remote trees at:

	https://launchpad.net/bzr-push-and-update

It enhances the 'push' command by using ssh to update the remote
working tree after the push.

Colin