Re: [Monotone-devel] rfc on h: selector behavior

[Richard Levitte - VMS Whacker]

In message <address@hidden> on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 00:15:41 -0700, Emile Snyder 
<address@hidden> said:

emile> [...] Also, that it's not clear whether h:* should mean
emile> 
emile> erase_ancestors(b:*)
emile> or
emile> union (erase_ancestors(b:b1), erase_ancestors(b:b2), ...)
emile> 
emile> Any opinions?

Actually, this transends to any globbing pattern.  After all, does
h:com.circus.* mean `erase_ancestors(b:com.circus.*' or
`union(erase_ancestors(b:com.circus.b1),
erase_ancestors(b:com.circus.b2), ...)'?

Tough question, and I'm not sure I've the answer...

Cheers,
Richard

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