Comment 5 for bug 135234

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Martin Pool (mbp) wrote : Re: [Bug 135234] Re: Checkout should record relative paths (dir move problem)

On 25 March 2010 06:30, Aaron Bentley <email address hidden> wrote:
> Have you considered the case where the checkout is moved, but the bzr
> branch stays in the same place?  That case is better served by using
> absolute locations.  I am not aware of any data about the relative
> frequencies of these cases, but my gut says it's more common to move
> only the checkout than to move both (while retaining their relative
> positions).

I don't know how common it is, but it could happen.

I was originally going to use the URL given on the command line, but
that turns out to be a bit harder to implement because the location is
ultimately set by passing objects who only know their absolute path.

The patch is not yet merged; I won't merge it until this is settled.

https://code.edge.launchpad.net/~mbp/bzr/135234-checkout-relpath/+merge/21343

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Martin <http://launchpad.net/~mbp/>