[RFC] proposed changes to log UI

[John Arbash Meinel]

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>> I guess I don't quite understand what you mean by this one. If I do:
>>
>> bzr log --short -r -10..revid:XXXX
>>
>> What should be displayed? How do we decide the revision numbers? Do we
>> just start walking the left-hand history of XXXX or do we walk the
>> history of branch.last_revision() and expect to run into XXXX?
> 
> Right now, I'm walking the mainline and complaining if I don't
> run into XXXX. If I find XXXX, I walk back to the beginning and
> complain if I don't run into the lower limit.
> 
> Conceptually though, I think your first suggestion is better:
> start at XXXX and walk the left-hand history, expecting to find
> the lower limit. After all, "log -r1.2.1..1.2.11" ought to
> be handled by all formatters IMO, not just those supporting
> the display of merge revisions.
> 
> Ian C.
> 

I'm okay with that, I just want to mention that we have the mainline
history to be able to know the revnos.

John
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