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I moved from the other way from Mercurial to Git a while back. I started using Mercurial because the basic interface and operations appeared more natural to me

by jibsen 12y ago

I moved from the other way from Mercurial to Git a while back. I started using Mercurial because the basic interface and operations appeared more natural to me. Also, at least at the time, the Windows support was better in Mercurial. After working with some repos using Git, I fell in love with the staging area, and the ability to selectively stage parts of files. I am sure Mercurial has something similar, but it was built into Git. The only thing that bugs me is that the Windows port appears to be stuck at 1.9.5 (yes, I know it's open-source so I should go fix it instead of complaining).

jordigh 12y ago
> The only thing that bugs me is that the Windows port appears to be stuck at 1.9.5 What? What gave you that impression? That's a really old version. Here's the last 3.3 Windows build: http://bitbucket.org/tortoisehg/files/downloads/tortoisehg-3.3.3-x64.msi http://bitbucket.org/tortoisehg/files/downloads/tortoisehg-3... This was from the downloads page: http://mercurial.selenic.com/downloads http://mercurial.selenic.com/downloads Edit: Oh, crap, I completely misread that. You were talking about the git Windows version. Oh well. Mercurial Windows versions are staying quite up-to-date, thanks to the tireless work of Steve Borho.
- ngoldbaum 12y ago
  I think they're talking about the git port for windows.
skeoh 12y ago
Yes! Partial staging of files is amazing and I miss it sorely when I use hg. There must be a way to do it.
- jordigh 12y ago
  Use crecord. We're working on moving it into core: https://bitbucket.org/edgimar/crecord/overview https://bitbucket.org/edgimar/crecord/overview If you want a "staging area" just use a temporary commit and keep ammending it with `hg crecord --amend`. There really is no difference between a commit and a staging area except the name. If you're afraid of pushing your WIP commit, use `hg crecord --secret` or `hg commit --secret` so that your commit will be in the secret phase and won't be pushed until you declare it draft with `hg phase --draft`.
  - Blackthorn 12y ago
    That's a neat trick. I think it's doing it a disservice to say there's no difference except the name, though. While true, I think anyone who prefers hg to git (self included) shouldn't undersell the importance of interface.
- pithon 12y ago
  I haven't used hg but as a Git user who uses this feature several times per day, this would be a complete deal breaker!
- cjubb39 12y ago
  Last summer, a project I was working on used hg. Missing partial staging is the only reason I haven't completely switched over from git.
- vsync 12y ago
  I use patch queues.
virtualmic 12y ago
Building Git on Windows is fairly easy. I am running version 2.1.0. Some instructions here: http://ufasoli.blogspot.in/2014/10/building-and-installing-git-2x-on.html http://ufasoli.blogspot.in/2014/10/building-and-installing-g...

by jibsen 12y ago

jordigh 12y ago

> The only thing that bugs me is that the Windows port appears to be stuck at 1.9.5 What? What gave you that impression? That's a really old version. Here's the last 3.3 Windows build: http://bitbucket.org/tortoisehg/files/downloads/tortoisehg-3.3.3-x64.msi http://bitbucket.org/tortoisehg/files/downloads/tortoisehg-3... This was from the downloads page: http://mercurial.selenic.com/downloads http://mercurial.selenic.com/downloads Edit: Oh, crap, I completely misread that. You were talking about the git Windows version. Oh well. Mercurial Windows versions are staying quite up-to-date, thanks to the tireless work of Steve Borho.

ngoldbaum 12y ago
I think they're talking about the git port for windows.

skeoh 12y ago

Yes! Partial staging of files is amazing and I miss it sorely when I use hg. There must be a way to do it.

jordigh 12y ago
Use crecord. We're working on moving it into core: https://bitbucket.org/edgimar/crecord/overview https://bitbucket.org/edgimar/crecord/overview If you want a "staging area" just use a temporary commit and keep ammending it with `hg crecord --amend`. There really is no difference between a commit and a staging area except the name. If you're afraid of pushing your WIP commit, use `hg crecord --secret` or `hg commit --secret` so that your commit will be in the secret phase and won't be pushed until you declare it draft with `hg phase --draft`.
- Blackthorn 12y ago
  That's a neat trick. I think it's doing it a disservice to say there's no difference except the name, though. While true, I think anyone who prefers hg to git (self included) shouldn't undersell the importance of interface.
pithon 12y ago
I haven't used hg but as a Git user who uses this feature several times per day, this would be a complete deal breaker!
cjubb39 12y ago
Last summer, a project I was working on used hg. Missing partial staging is the only reason I haven't completely switched over from git.
vsync 12y ago
I use patch queues.

virtualmic 12y ago

Building Git on Windows is fairly easy. I am running version 2.1.0. Some instructions here: http://ufasoli.blogspot.in/2014/10/building-and-installing-git-2x-on.html http://ufasoli.blogspot.in/2014/10/building-and-installing-g...