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Tag all MQ commands as belonging to the mq extension.
author | Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com> |
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date | Sun, 27 May 2007 09:41:55 -0700 |
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--- a/en/mq.tex Sun May 27 09:40:12 2007 -0700 +++ b/en/mq.tex Sun May 27 09:41:55 2007 -0700 @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ Once the extension is enabled, it will make a number of new commands available. To verify that the extension is working, you can use -\hgcmd{help} to see if the \hgcmd{qinit} command is now available; see +\hgcmd{help} to see if the \hgxcmd{mq}{qinit} command is now available; see the example in figure~\ref{ex:mq:enabled}. \begin{figure}[ht] @@ -238,10 +238,10 @@ You can use MQ with \emph{any} Mercurial repository, and its commands only operate within that repository. To get started, simply prepare -the repository using the \hgcmd{qinit} command (see +the repository using the \hgxcmd{mq}{qinit} command (see figure~\ref{ex:mq:qinit}). This command creates an empty directory called \sdirname{.hg/patches}, where MQ will keep its metadata. As -with many Mercurial commands, the \hgcmd{qinit} command prints nothing +with many Mercurial commands, the \hgxcmd{mq}{qinit} command prints nothing if it succeeds. \begin{figure}[ht] @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ \subsection{Creating a new patch} -To begin work on a new patch, use the \hgcmd{qnew} command. This +To begin work on a new patch, use the \hgxcmd{mq}{qnew} command. This command takes one argument, the name of the patch to create. MQ will use this as the name of an actual file in the \sdirname{.hg/patches} directory, as you can see in figure~\ref{ex:mq:qnew}. @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ \subsection{Refreshing a patch} When you reach a point where you want to save your work, use the -\hgcmd{qrefresh} command (figure~\ref{ex:mq:qnew}) to update the patch +\hgxcmd{mq}{qrefresh} command (figure~\ref{ex:mq:qnew}) to update the patch you are working on. This command folds the changes you have made in the working directory into your patch, and updates its corresponding changeset to contain those changes. @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ \label{ex:mq:qrefresh} \end{figure} -You can run \hgcmd{qrefresh} as often as you like, so it's a good way +You can run \hgxcmd{mq}{qrefresh} as often as you like, so it's a good way to ``checkpoint'' your work. Refresh your patch at an opportune time; try an experiment; and if the experiment doesn't work out, \hgcmd{revert} your modifications back to the last time you refreshed. @@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ \subsection{Stacking and tracking patches} Once you have finished working on a patch, or need to work on another, -you can use the \hgcmd{qnew} command again to create a new patch. +you can use the \hgxcmd{mq}{qnew} command again to create a new patch. Mercurial will apply this patch on top of your existing patch. See figure~\ref{ex:mq:qnew2} for an example. Notice that the patch contains the changes in our prior patch as part of its context (you @@ -323,24 +323,24 @@ \label{ex:mq:qnew2} \end{figure} -So far, with the exception of \hgcmd{qnew} and \hgcmd{qrefresh}, we've +So far, with the exception of \hgxcmd{mq}{qnew} and \hgxcmd{mq}{qrefresh}, we've been careful to only use regular Mercurial commands. However, MQ provides many commands that are easier to use when you are thinking about patches, as illustrated in figure~\ref{ex:mq:qseries}: \begin{itemize} -\item The \hgcmd{qseries} command lists every patch that MQ knows +\item The \hgxcmd{mq}{qseries} command lists every patch that MQ knows about in this repository, from oldest to newest (most recently \emph{created}). -\item The \hgcmd{qapplied} command lists every patch that MQ has +\item The \hgxcmd{mq}{qapplied} command lists every patch that MQ has \emph{applied} in this repository, again from oldest to newest (most recently applied). \end{itemize} \begin{figure}[ht] \interaction{mq.tutorial.qseries} - \caption{Understanding the patch stack with \hgcmd{qseries} and - \hgcmd{qapplied}} + \caption{Understanding the patch stack with \hgxcmd{mq}{qseries} and + \hgxcmd{mq}{qapplied}} \label{ex:mq:qseries} \end{figure} @@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ An \emph{applied} patch has a corresponding changeset in the repository, and the effects of the patch and changeset are visible in the working directory. You can undo the application of a patch using -the \hgcmd{qpop} command. MQ still \emph{knows about}, or manages, a +the \hgxcmd{mq}{qpop} command. MQ still \emph{knows about}, or manages, a popped patch, but the patch no longer has a corresponding changeset in the repository, and the working directory does not contain the changes made by the patch. Figure~\ref{fig:mq:stack} illustrates the @@ -366,13 +366,13 @@ \label{fig:mq:stack} \end{figure} -You can reapply an unapplied, or popped, patch using the \hgcmd{qpush} +You can reapply an unapplied, or popped, patch using the \hgxcmd{mq}{qpush} command. This creates a new changeset to correspond to the patch, and the patch's changes once again become present in the working -directory. See figure~\ref{ex:mq:qpop} for examples of \hgcmd{qpop} -and \hgcmd{qpush} in action. Notice that once we have popped a patch -or two patches, the output of \hgcmd{qseries} remains the same, while -that of \hgcmd{qapplied} has changed. +directory. See figure~\ref{ex:mq:qpop} for examples of \hgxcmd{mq}{qpop} +and \hgxcmd{mq}{qpush} in action. Notice that once we have popped a patch +or two patches, the output of \hgxcmd{mq}{qseries} remains the same, while +that of \hgxcmd{mq}{qapplied} has changed. \begin{figure}[ht] \interaction{mq.tutorial.qpop} @@ -382,10 +382,10 @@ \subsection{Pushing and popping many patches} -While \hgcmd{qpush} and \hgcmd{qpop} each operate on a single patch at +While \hgxcmd{mq}{qpush} and \hgxcmd{mq}{qpop} each operate on a single patch at a time by default, you can push and pop many patches in one go. The -\hgopt{qpush}{-a} option to \hgcmd{qpush} causes it to push all -unapplied patches, while the \hgopt{qpop}{-a} option to \hgcmd{qpop} +\hgopt{qpush}{-a} option to \hgxcmd{mq}{qpush} causes it to push all +unapplied patches, while the \hgopt{qpop}{-a} option to \hgxcmd{mq}{qpop} causes it to pop all applied patches. (For some more ways to push and pop many patches, see section~\ref{sec:mq:perf} below.) @@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ anything, and fail if they find any modifications. They do this to ensure that you won't lose any changes that you have made, but not yet incorporated into a patch. Figure~\ref{ex:mq:add} illustrates this; -the \hgcmd{qnew} command will not create a new patch if there are +the \hgxcmd{mq}{qnew} command will not create a new patch if there are outstanding changes, caused in this case by the \hgcmd{add} of \filename{file3}. @@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ \subsection{Working on several patches at once} -The \hgcmd{qrefresh} command always refreshes the \emph{topmost} +The \hgxcmd{mq}{qrefresh} command always refreshes the \emph{topmost} applied patch. This means that you can suspend work on one patch (by refreshing it), pop or push to make a different patch the top, and work on \emph{that} patch for a while. @@ -433,9 +433,9 @@ top of the first---changes the user interface to use the code you just added to the core. If you notice a bug in the core while you're working on the UI patch, it's easy to fix the core. Simply -\hgcmd{qrefresh} the UI patch to save your in-progress changes, and -\hgcmd{qpop} down to the core patch. Fix the core bug, -\hgcmd{qrefresh} the core patch, and \hgcmd{qpush} back to the UI +\hgxcmd{mq}{qrefresh} the UI patch to save your in-progress changes, and +\hgxcmd{mq}{qpop} down to the core patch. Fix the core bug, +\hgxcmd{mq}{qrefresh} the core patch, and \hgxcmd{mq}{qpush} back to the UI patch to continue where you left off. \section{More about patches} @@ -487,11 +487,11 @@ If you receive a patch from someone that you want to add to your patch queue, and the patch needs a strip count other than one, you cannot -just \hgcmd{qimport} the patch, because \hgcmd{qimport} does not yet +just \hgxcmd{mq}{qimport} the patch, because \hgxcmd{mq}{qimport} does not yet have a \texttt{-p} option (see~\bug{311}). Your best bet is to -\hgcmd{qnew} a patch of your own, then use \cmdargs{patch}{-p\emph{N}} +\hgxcmd{mq}{qnew} a patch of your own, then use \cmdargs{patch}{-p\emph{N}} to apply their patch, followed by \hgcmd{addremove} to pick up any -files added or removed by the patch, followed by \hgcmd{qrefresh}. +files added or removed by the patch, followed by \hgxcmd{mq}{qrefresh}. This complexity may become unnecessary; see~\bug{311} for details. \subsection{Strategies for applying a patch} @@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ be completely successful, these inexact techniques naturally leave open the possibility of corrupting the patched file. The most common cases typically involve applying a patch twice, or at an incorrect -location in the file. If \command{patch} or \hgcmd{qpush} ever +location in the file. If \command{patch} or \hgxcmd{mq}{qpush} ever mentions an offset or fuzz factor, you should make sure that the modified files are correct afterwards. @@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ \subsection{Handling rejection} -If \hgcmd{qpush} fails to apply a patch, it will print an error +If \hgxcmd{mq}{qpush} fails to apply a patch, it will print an error message and exit. If it has left \sfilename{.rej} files behind, it is usually best to fix up the rejected hunks before you push more patches or do any further work. @@ -627,24 +627,24 @@ \hgcmdargs{qpush}{\hgopt{qpush}{-a}} all 1,738 patches in 3.5 minutes, and \hgcmdargs{qpop}{\hgopt{qpop}{-a}} them all in 30 seconds. (On a newer laptop, the time to push all patches dropped to two minutes.) I -could \hgcmd{qrefresh} one of the biggest patches (which made 22,779 +could \hgxcmd{mq}{qrefresh} one of the biggest patches (which made 22,779 lines of changes to 287 files) in 6.6 seconds. Clearly, MQ is well suited to working in large trees, but there are a few tricks you can use to get the best performance of it. First of all, try to ``batch'' operations together. Every time you -run \hgcmd{qpush} or \hgcmd{qpop}, these commands scan the working +run \hgxcmd{mq}{qpush} or \hgxcmd{mq}{qpop}, these commands scan the working directory once to make sure you haven't made some changes and then -forgotten to run \hgcmd{qrefresh}. On a small tree, the time that +forgotten to run \hgxcmd{mq}{qrefresh}. On a small tree, the time that this scan takes is unnoticeable. However, on a medium-sized tree (containing tens of thousands of files), it can take a second or more. -The \hgcmd{qpush} and \hgcmd{qpop} commands allow you to push and pop +The \hgxcmd{mq}{qpush} and \hgxcmd{mq}{qpop} commands allow you to push and pop multiple patches at a time. You can identify the ``destination -patch'' that you want to end up at. When you \hgcmd{qpush} with a +patch'' that you want to end up at. When you \hgxcmd{mq}{qpush} with a destination specified, it will push patches until that patch is at the -top of the applied stack. When you \hgcmd{qpop} to a destination, MQ +top of the applied stack. When you \hgxcmd{mq}{qpop} to a destination, MQ will pop patches until the destination patch is at the top. You can identify a destination patch using either the name of the @@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ repository, and finally \hgcmdargs{qpush}{\hgopt{qpop}{-a}} your patches again. MQ will stop pushing any time it runs across a patch that fails to apply during conflicts, allowing you to fix your -conflicts, \hgcmd{qrefresh} the affected patch, and continue pushing +conflicts, \hgxcmd{mq}{qrefresh} the affected patch, and continue pushing until you have fixed your entire stack. This approach is easy to use and works well if you don't expect @@ -700,13 +700,13 @@ \hgcmdargs{update}{\hgopt{update}{-C}} to override the patches you have pushed. \item Merge all patches using \hgcmdargs{qpush}{\hgopt{qpush}{-m} - \hgopt{qpush}{-a}}. The \hgopt{qpush}{-m} option to \hgcmd{qpush} + \hgopt{qpush}{-a}}. The \hgopt{qpush}{-m} option to \hgxcmd{mq}{qpush} tells MQ to perform a three-way merge if the patch fails to apply. \end{enumerate} During the \hgcmdargs{qpush}{\hgopt{qpush}{-m}}, each patch in the \sfilename{series} file is applied normally. If a patch applies with -fuzz or rejects, MQ looks at the queue you \hgcmd{qsave}d, and +fuzz or rejects, MQ looks at the queue you \hgxcmd{mq}{qsave}d, and performs a three-way merge with the corresponding changeset. This merge uses Mercurial's normal merge machinery, so it may pop up a GUI merge tool to help you to resolve problems. @@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ MQ commands that work with patches let you refer to a patch either by using its name or by a number. By name is obvious enough; pass the -name \filename{foo.patch} to \hgcmd{qpush}, for example, and it will +name \filename{foo.patch} to \hgxcmd{mq}{qpush}, for example, and it will push patches until \filename{foo.patch} is applied. As a shortcut, you can refer to a patch using both a name and a @@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ after \texttt{bar.patch}''. Referring to a patch by index isn't much different. The first patch -printed in the output of \hgcmd{qseries} is patch zero (yes, it's one +printed in the output of \hgxcmd{mq}{qseries} is patch zero (yes, it's one of those start-at-zero counting systems); the second is patch one; and so on @@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ one place. \begin{itemize} -\item Normally, when you \hgcmd{qpop} a patch and \hgcmd{qpush} it +\item Normally, when you \hgxcmd{mq}{qpop} a patch and \hgxcmd{mq}{qpush} it again, the changeset that represents the patch after the pop/push will have a \emph{different identity} than the changeset that represented the hash beforehand. See @@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ This presents the interesting possibility of managing the contents of the patch directory as a Mercurial repository in its own right. This can be a useful way to work. For example, you can work on a patch for -a while, \hgcmd{qrefresh} it, then \hgcmd{commit} the current state of +a while, \hgxcmd{mq}{qrefresh} it, then \hgcmd{commit} the current state of the patch. This lets you ``roll back'' to that version of the patch later on. @@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ MQ helps you to work with the \sdirname{.hg/patches} directory as a repository; when you prepare a repository for working with patches -using \hgcmd{qinit}, you can pass the \hgopt{qinit}{-c} option to +using \hgxcmd{mq}{qinit}, you can pass the \hgopt{qinit}{-c} option to create the \sdirname{.hg/patches} directory as a Mercurial repository. \begin{note} @@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ directory is a repository, it will automatically \hgcmd{add} every patch that you create and import. -Finally, MQ provides a shortcut command, \hgcmd{qcommit}, that runs +Finally, MQ provides a shortcut command, \hgxcmd{mq}{qcommit}, that runs \hgcmd{commit} in the \sdirname{.hg/patches} directory. This saves some cumbersome typing. @@ -911,15 +911,15 @@ \filename{rework-device-alloc.patch}, because it will immediately give you a hint what the purpose of the patch is. Long names shouldn't be a problem; you won't be typing the names often, but you \emph{will} be -running commands like \hgcmd{qapplied} and \hgcmd{qtop} over and over. +running commands like \hgxcmd{mq}{qapplied} and \hgxcmd{mq}{qtop} over and over. Good naming becomes especially important when you have a number of patches to work with, or if you are juggling a number of different tasks and your patches only get a fraction of your attention. -Be aware of what patch you're working on. Use the \hgcmd{qtop} +Be aware of what patch you're working on. Use the \hgxcmd{mq}{qtop} command and skim over the text of your patches frequently---for example, using \hgcmdargs{tip}{\hgopt{tip}{-p}})---to be sure of where -you stand. I have several times worked on and \hgcmd{qrefresh}ed a +you stand. I have several times worked on and \hgxcmd{mq}{qrefresh}ed a patch other than the one I intended, and it's often tricky to migrate changes into the right patch after making them in the wrong one. @@ -960,14 +960,14 @@ \subsection{Combining entire patches} \label{sec:mq:combine} -MQ provides a command, \hgcmd{qfold} that lets you combine entire +MQ provides a command, \hgxcmd{mq}{qfold} that lets you combine entire patches. This ``folds'' the patches you name, in the order you name them, into the topmost applied patch, and concatenates their descriptions onto the end of its description. The patches that you fold must be unapplied before you fold them. The order in which you fold patches matters. If your topmost applied -patch is \texttt{foo}, and you \hgcmd{qfold} \texttt{bar} and +patch is \texttt{foo}, and you \hgxcmd{mq}{qfold} \texttt{bar} and \texttt{quux} into it, you will end up with a patch that has the same effect as if you applied first \texttt{foo}, then \texttt{bar}, followed by \texttt{quux}. @@ -983,8 +983,8 @@ out of one patch, concatenating its output onto the end of the patch you want to merge into. You usually won't need to modify the patch you've merged the changes from. Instead, MQ will report some rejected -hunks when you \hgcmd{qpush} it (from the hunks you moved into the -other patch), and you can simply \hgcmd{qrefresh} the patch to drop +hunks when you \hgxcmd{mq}{qpush} it (from the hunks you moved into the +other patch), and you can simply \hgxcmd{mq}{qrefresh} the patch to drop the duplicate hunks. If you have a patch that has multiple hunks modifying a file, and you