On 2/9/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">John Arbash Meinel</b> <<a href="mailto:john@arbash-meinel.com">john@arbash-meinel.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Angela wrote:<br>> I see, I see. So if I wanted to access my files over the 'net, that's<br>> when I<br>> need the smart server? And not having working trees. Hmm, would it be<br>> possible to change all these at a later date to that sort of format? It's
<br>> not important for me (at least right now) to be able to access my files<br>> if I<br>> have no connection to my LAN, although that need *might* change at a later<br>> date -- though not very likely.<br>>
<br>> xx Angela<br><br><br>You don't have to use a smart server. You can access it over a number of<br>protocols (sftp, ftp, http). The only major difference is that access is<br>usually slower, and when you push new revisions, the working tree isn't
<br>kept up to date. This will be shown by 'bzr status', and you will also<br>get an out-of-date message if you try to commit.<br><br>You simply run 'bzr update' in the working tree to bring it back up to date.
<br><br>Also, you can remove a working tree with "bzr remove-tree". So yes, you<br>can always switch to a treeless repository later. (It is a little<br>trickier to change the default for new branches, but still not very hard)
<br><br>John<br>=:-><br></blockquote></div><br>Thanks, John! I *have* noticed that I have to run bzr update on the
file server before working on it (if ever). It will take a bit of
getting used to, but I think that's alright for now, given my options.
:)
<br><br>Thanks again for the help you've extended and for Bazaar
itself (and to everyone else maintaining/working on it, of course) --
I'm glad I stuck with it, and while the fact that I haven't really
tried any other CVS (other than SVN for, like, half a day before I gave
up on it) puts me out of the running for "most believable reviewer", I
still maintain that I found Bazaar quite easy to use and get into (in
light of the "ease of use" discussion going on recently). :)<span class="q" id="q_110ab91679d6d801_4"><br><br>xx Angela</span><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>And I write in my seasonal plume.<br><a href="http://seasonalplume.net">
http://seasonalplume.net</a><br><a href="http://indisguise.org">http://indisguise.org</a>