Activity log for bug #308798

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2008-12-16 23:41:38 Alexander Belchenko bug added bug
2009-09-30 02:27:40 Robert Collins bzr: status New Fix Released
2009-09-30 09:53:36 Robert Collins summary Unable to switch lightweight checkout when it's parent branch is renamed bzr switch --force does not cope with down servers
2009-09-30 09:53:41 Robert Collins bzr: status Fix Released Confirmed
2009-09-30 09:53:44 Robert Collins bzr: importance Undecided Medium
2009-09-30 09:54:15 Robert Collins description bzr 1.10 C:\Temp\switch>bzr init !abc Standalone tree (format: pack-0.92) Location: branch root: !abc C:\Temp\switch>bzr mkdir !abc/foo added !abc/foo C:\Temp\switch>bzr ci !abc -m1 Committing to: C:/Temp/switch/!abc/ added foo Committed revision 1. C:\Temp>bzr co --light switch/!abc wt C:\Temp>bzr info wt Lightweight checkout (format: 1.6 or 1.6.1-rich-root or 1.9 or 1.9-rich-root or dirstate or dirstate-tags or pack-0. 92 or rich-root or rich-root-pack) Location: light checkout root: wt checkout of branch: switch/!abc C:\Temp\switch>ren "!abc" .abc C:\Temp\wt>bzr switch C:\Temp\switch\.abc\ --force bzr: ERROR: Not a branch: "C:/Temp/switch/!abc/". I found relevant bug: Bug #285055 I'd suggest to mark this bug with high priority because it prevents of forcing switch in my situation at all. C:\Temp\1>bzr init master Created a standalone tree (format: pack-0.92) C:\Temp\1>bzr ci -m1 master --unchanged Committing to: C:/Temp/1/master/ Committed revision 1. C:\Temp\1>bzr get master copy Branched 1 revision(s). C:\Temp\1>start bzr server --allow-writes --dir=. # server started, check the available branches C:\Temp\1>bzr branches bzr://localhost/ copy master C:\Temp\1>bzr co --light bzr://localhost/master checkout # halt bzr server C:\Temp\1>bzr branches bzr://localhost/ bzr: ERROR: Connection error: failed to connect to localhost:4155: Connection refused C:\Temp\1\checkout>bzr switch ../copy --force bzr: ERROR: Connection error: failed to connect to localhost:4155: Connection refused C:\Temp\1\checkout>bzr switch C:\Temp\1\copy\ --force bzr: ERROR: Connection error: failed to connect to localhost:4155: Connection refused
2011-02-01 17:23:52 Jelmer Vernooij tags switch
2017-11-08 22:59:16 Jelmer Vernooij tags switch check-for-breezy switch
2019-06-16 00:49:17 Jelmer Vernooij bug task added brz
2019-06-16 00:49:22 Jelmer Vernooij brz: status New Triaged
2019-06-16 00:49:25 Jelmer Vernooij brz: importance Undecided Medium
2019-06-26 23:19:25 Jelmer Vernooij tags check-for-breezy switch switch