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authorDenis Laxalde <denis.laxalde@logilab.fr>2019-10-15 10:26:10 +0200
committerDrew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>2019-10-16 11:12:57 -0400
commitf721e011aa7e1af7db2f295410ff9c51ce3bbc95 (patch)
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parenteec2799df70c31e25f110ecf7f868ffa9f9dc3a2 (diff)
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Suggest usage of --obsolete option for "hg import"
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@@ -237,6 +237,11 @@ directly to `hg import` and it will download it for you:
You can also just run `hg import -` paste the patch into it, followed by Ctrl+D.
+If you use the [evolve](https://www.mercurial-scm.org/doc/evolution/)
+extension, it is advised to also add the `--obsolete` option to `hg import`
+command. This way, the contributor would see their changesets "evolved" when
+pulling from the upstream repository.
+
One applied, you can make these commits available upstream by using [`hg
push`][hg-push] normally. Don't forget to send the contributor a thank you
email!