"Cameron Simpson" <c...@zip.com.au> wrote in message news:20140321013313.ga58...@cskk.homeip.net... > > Someone intending to clone the project and develop will probably > want the whole repository; as Gregory says - they can then easily > push/pull with others. > > For Frank, the size of the repo is not the size of the bare code * > number of changesets. There are many diff-level steps in there, > making for a much smaller size. And code is small; really really > small. >
Ok, I think I've got it. To make the software available to anyone who just wants to run a stable version, copy the working directory of the 'major release' repository to a directory of its own, without the .hg stuff, and make it available for download. For everyone else, just make the full repository available, and don't worry about the size. 'Everyone else' would include those wishing to collaborate on the project, and those who just wish to keep up to date with the latest updates. Actually my concern was not the 'size' of the full repository, but the prospect of wading through thousands of changesets most of which are ancient history. However, I assume that the experienced user will adopt habits such as 'hg log tip:-10' to review the last 10 changesets, so it should not be a problem. Thanks, all Frank -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
