JakubH 23 Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 I have a question about evil twin conflict resolution. First I quote from here: http://www.plasticsc...developers.html Evil twin variations Evil twins happen when an item with the same name (file or directory) is added in two parallel branches. /test/testreport.txt is added on /fix130 /test/testreport.txt is added on /fix131 They may, or may not, refer to the same file (they can be totally different files under the same name), so the merge system detects it and lets the user select how to rename one of them. Alternatively, the algorithm can treat them as the same item (like Git, which is unable to track items by ID as a design decision) and merge them. An evil twin can also happen if two files are moved to the same destination on parallel branches, making more explicit the need for a specific handling. What others do Always merge the two files directly (which is only SOMETIMES the best option). How can I choose merge those two files/directories? The conflict resolution dialog offers me to keep one of them or both, but there is no merge option! Link to post Share on other sites
manu 165 Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Hi JakubH, merge the two files is not supported by Plastic SCM, that option is in "What others do" section. Not Plastic, sorry. In Plastic you can keep both, or one of the evil. Link to post Share on other sites
JakubH 23 Posted October 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Oh. That's really bad. :-( As it is written in the article: it is sometimes the best option! I know, that only sometimes, but still – you ignore those cases. Is it possible to add this functionality or it is somehow against your philosophy? Link to post Share on other sites
manu 165 Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Yes sure, we have been thinking about that extra option a lot of times, I think that if you add the idea into the uservoice system you will push us to implement it. Link to post Share on other sites
JakubH 23 Posted October 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Ok. I think those merging cases would be useful especially for directories: Link to post Share on other sites
JakubH 23 Posted October 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 I've added it as a suggestion to uservoice: http://plasticscm.uservoice.com/forums/15467-general/suggestions/3311147-possibility-to-merge-independently-added-files-dir Link to post Share on other sites
manu 165 Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
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