Code review comment for lp:~spiv/bzr-builder/merge-subdirs-479705

James Westby wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:49:38 -0000, Andrew Bennetts <email address hidden> wrote:
[...]
> Great. bzr-builder is easier.
>
> Do you think it should still go in bzr with a "backport" inside
> bzr-builder?

Yes, exactly.

> > Also, what's the oldest bzr version that bzr-builder wants to work with?
>
> Well, dapper is still "supported" so 0.8.2.

Ouch!

> Really though we're probably only going to have hardy and later,
> meaning 1.3.1.
>
> Previously bzr-builder used very simple APIs, so this wasn't really an
> issue. If we keep running in to this we can review our deployment and
> perhaps use a newer bzr as well as a newer bzr-builder (given that the
> plugin isn't even in hardy).

Considering that so many branches on Launchpad are 2a format now it
seems to me that bzr >= 2.0 is almost a requirement anyway. Please tell
me I'm right ;)

A compromise be to say "merge-part" is not available unless you
are using a new-enough bzr. (Again, probably >= 2.0 with the help of a
backport in bzr-builder.)