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“Files” tab lacks support for branches

The "Files" tab currently has a drop-down with tag names, but lacks support for branches. Actually, you can just enter a branch name and it will work (selects the branch head). So …
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Code review support for named branches

We've been using named branches to implement the branch-per-feature pattern and have found that it seems to work really well with Kiln overall. The one thing we're having trouble m …
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Why are branched repositories preferred over named branches in Mercurial?

I am new to mercurial and I am trying to grok the whole branched repository vs. named branch issue. It seems that the mercurial dev team and most of the experienced users have s …
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why not use branches?

Hi, going through the tutorial at hginit.com I understand that you recommend to clone the project repository to isolate feature development. see http://hginit.com/05.html On the …
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Best practice to maintain different build configs for the same code

Background: This pertains specifically to building DLLs to extend AutoCAD. Every 3 years they change the binary compatibility, generally also changing the version of the .NET frame …
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Feature Request: Access to Kiln repository hgrc

Some extensions (e.g. the acl extension) require access to the repository's .hg/hgrc file in order to be configured. It would be incredibly helpful to have some kind of access to t …
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Remove “Trunk” named branch?

When importing a repository from SVN, how do I remove the "Trunk" named branch that shows up in both TortoiseHG and Kiln? I have tried using both Kiln Importer and running hg --co …
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Does it make sense to use named branches and branch repositories together?

First off, I like most of what branch repositories offer. They're easier to manage from Kiln. They're easier to throw away if needed. They're easier to work with in most ways. …
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“Fog Creek recommends using Kiln branches” and TortoiseHG 2.0

When you release TortoiseHG 2.0, will you be disabling the nobranch.py warning? If you attempt to commit on a named branch, the following happens: % hg branch --repository C:\ine …
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Add review final version of file for reviews with multiple changesets [closed]

Possible Duplicate: create code review from kiln file view? When a review contains multiple changesets and using the "by files" mode, individual files are listed for diffe …
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“All Heads” list should not show heads from closed named branches

In an older question that I asked, there was some discussion around the fact that the "all heads" feature includes heads from closed named branches. Now that my company has been us …
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Named branches issue

Ok I know there's lots of controversy surrounding named branches, whether to use them or not, blah blah blah. I'm coming from git, so named branches seem to me to be a bit like gi …
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Feature Request: Add support for ACL extension

We'd like to see support for the acl extension for use with a central or branch repository. There are a couple of use cases for this request: Access control over named branches. …
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Feature request: Submit a code review for all changes in a named branch

We are using the named-branch-per-feature model, and it's working really well. Creating reviews is usually not a problem when a branch has one or a few commits over a short period …
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Selectively converting SVN branches

I'm playing around with the best way to import our existing 3-year-old Subversion repository to Kiln. We have several branches that are essentially dead, and I would prefer not to …

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