[RFC] branch --bind

[Juanma Barranquero]

On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 09:27, Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu.org> wrote:

> It does not explain
> what is a "bound branch", though; in fact, the way the text is written
> suggests that a bound branch and a heavyweight checkout (which is
> confusingly called "heavy checkout") are one and the same, because it
> says that "bzr bind" will turn a branch into a checkout.

That was my point.

> Personally, I think that if the difference between a bound branch and
> a heavyweight checkout is so subtle that it cannot be explained in a
> user manual to a Bazaar non-expert, and even experts argue whether
> they are or aren't the same, it's a clear sign that one of these
> critters should simply go away.

I think Ian's explanation is quite clear.

    Juanma