Need help with workflow

[Ben Finney]

Gordon Tyler <gordon at doxxx.net> writes:

> Now that she wants to create another branch for making some changes in
> parallel without disturbing the stability of the trunk -- a feature
> branch. However, this is complicated by the requirement that her
> working directory has to be in a specific location. We can't just
> create a repo and have subdirectories for the branches.

Along with the good replies you've been getting on dealing with this
restriction, I think it's worth some investigation to determine whether
the restriction is inevitable. Having separate branches in separate
directories is a very helpful way of keeping the workflow clear, so it
is worth some effort to enable that.

Can you not have several branches, and “point” the relevant application
at whichever directory is desired at a particular time? Perhaps with an
application option, or with a filesystem link, or whatever other
facilities there are?

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Ben Finney