[darcs-users] darcs UI: send = bundle file; send --mail = mail

[Benjamin Franksen]

Eric Kow wrote:
> On 6 Aug 2012, at 21:19, Ben Franksen <benjamin.franksen at bessy.de> wrote:
>> Miles Gould wrote:
>>> I for one would be confused by a "send" command that doesn't send
>>> anything - both when trying to figure out the behaviour of "darcs send"
>>> and when trying to work out which command I need to create a patch file.
>> 
>> +1 from my side. A send command that doesn't send anything is just
>> confusing. Why not try to send and if it fails for whatever reason create
>> the patch bundle as a file (and say so)?
> 
> Mmm, sorry. I didn't do a very good job making the context behind this
> change clear.  The issue is that as things stand we don't even know if
> things fail. It just silently does the wrong thing
> 
> The proposed send reminds you that it didn't actually send the patch and
> tells you how to set darcs up so that it does. The wording needs a bit of
> work though

Well, that's bad for sure, but why not try to improve that? I can't believe 
there is no way to find out if sending an email failed.

> The proposed send reminds you that it didn't actually send the patch and
> tells you how to set darcs up so that it does. The wording needs a bit of
> work though

Wording changes or no, I would always expect 'darcs send' to really send 
something, or at least try. Why not make a new 'darcs create-patch-bundle' 
command?
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Ben Franksen
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