Re: branches off of branches

[Larry Jones]

Peschko, Edward writes:
> 
> Is there a way to make a branch off another branch

Of course -- just create a branch in a working directory that's already
on a branch.  (Or use the -r option of [r]tag along with -b to specify a
root revision for the branch.)

> where dev can be merged into test (and test only), and 
> test can be merged into head (and head only).

You can always merge anything to anything.  (Whether the merge actually
makes sense or not is a different issue.  In the above scenario, merging
as you suggest is certainly the most sensible way to do it.)

> but it then behooves you to remember when you've done 
> the damn merge..

It always behooves you to remember (typically with tags) what you've
merged, unless you intend to merge the branch exactly once and then
abandon it.

-Larry Jones

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