what if tracker url changes?

[David Muir]

Max Bowsher wrote:
> On 12/11/10 17:23, Voelker, Bernhard wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>  
>> given I have a
>>   trac_myproject_url = http://some.where/trac
>>
>> and then do a few commit
>>   bzr ci -m. --fixes=myproject:1234
>>
>> After some time, TRAC must be relocated to another server:   
>>   trac_myproject_url = https://any.where/trac
>>
>> Then `bzr log` still shows the old URL for the fixes.
>> I'd have expected not the full URL to be saved as part of the checkin,
>> but instead just the "myproject:1234" which is then resolved at the
>> time `bzr log` is run.
>>
>> Any idea?
>>     
>
> The URL is a part of the revision data and cannot be changed. URLs are
> used because they are unique identifiers, and are usable without
> additional configuration, whereas the aliases passed at commit time may
> be assigned differently by different people, or may not be set up at all
> for many people viewing the Bazaar branch.
>
> Max.
>
>   

Why not store both, and allow the user to override the stored url with a 
user configured alias?

David
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