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Could we switch to version 0.6.0 of bzr-rewrite?

Asked by Olivier Dony (Odoo)

Hello,

bzr-rebase version 0.5.5 suffers from a severe bug that makes it discard silently all merge commits:
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/bzr-rewrite/+bug/266897

As a vital tool for developers working in large bzr projects, namely for projects hosted on Launchpad, it would be very useful to upgrade the package to 0.6.0 at least, and avoid fellow developers the surprise of discovering this bug the hard way.

Let me know if I can help with this, and how.

Thanks!

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

There's this:
https://launchpad.net/bzr-rewrite

You could compile it yourself. Or you could try the Debian deb AT YOUR OWN RISK
http://packages.debian.org/sid/all/bzr-rewrite/download

The bug should get the newer version fast tracked and there are assignees to the project so you could hang fire while it gets built.

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Olivier Dony (Odoo) (odo-openerp) said : 		#2

Thanks for the answer and for the link to the debian package.
My main point is indeed to get this upgraded asap in the ubuntu repositories to save trouble for new users.

For the record, it is indeed quite easy to upgrade it temporarily. Two alternatives:

1) Download the debian package from http://packages.debian.org/sid/all/bzr-rewrite/download and install it:
  $ sudo dpkg -i bzr-rewrite_0.6.0-1_all.deb

2) Remove the ubuntu package and install the plugin in your homedir from the source directly:
  $ sudo aptitude remove bzr-rebase
  $ mkdir -p ~/.bazaar/plugins
  $ bzr branch lp:bzr-rewrite/trunk ~/.bazaar/plugins/rewrite

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Olivier Dony (Odoo) (odo-openerp) said : 		#3

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.