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     2 Safe Mutable History
     2 Safe Mutable History
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     6 Here are various Materials on planned improvement to mercurial regarding
     6 Here are various materials on planned improvement to Mercurial regarding
     7 rewriting history.
     7 rewriting history.
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     9 First read about what challenge arise while rewriting history and how we plan to
     9 First read about what challenge arise while rewriting history and how we plan to
    10 solve them once and for all.
    10 solve them once and for all.
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    11 
    12 .. toctree::
    12 .. toctree::
    13    :maxdepth: 2
    13    :maxdepth: 2
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    15    instability
    15    instability
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    17 The effort is splits in two parts:
    17 The effort is split in two parts:
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    19  * The **obsolete marker** concept aims to provide and alternative to ``strip``
    19  * The **obsolete marker** concept aims to provide an alternative to ``strip``
    20    to get rid of changesets.
    20    to get rid of changesets.
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    21 
    22  * The **evolve** mercurial extension to rewrite history using *obsolete marker*
    22  * The **evolve** mercurial extension rewrites history using obsolete
    23    under the hood.
    23    *marker* under the hood.
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    25 The first and most important step is by far the **obsolete marker**. However
    25 The first and most important step is by far the **obsolete marker**. However
    26 most users will never be directly exposed to the concept. For this reason
    26 most users will never be directly exposed to the concept. For this reason
    27 this manual starts with changeset evolution.
    27 this manual starts with changeset evolution.
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   145 Here is a list of know issue that will be fixed later:
   145 Here is a list of know issue that will be fixed later:
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   149 * ``hg stabilize`` does not handle merge conflict.
   148 * ``hg stabilize`` does not handle merge conflict.
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   151     You must fallback to graft or rebase when that happen.
   150     You must fallback to graft or rebase when that happen.
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   153 * rewriting conflict are not detected yet``hg stabilize`` does not handle them.
   152 * rewriting conflict are not detected yet``hg stabilize`` does not
       
   153   handle them.
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   155 * ``hg update`` can move an obsolete parent
   155 * ``hg update`` can move an obsolete parent
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   157 * you need to provide to `graft --continue -O` if you started you graft using `-O`.
   157 * you need to provide to `graft --continue -O` if you started you
       
   158   graft using `-O`.
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   159 * ``hg merge`` considers an extinct head to be a valid target, hence requiring
   160 * ``hg merge`` considers an extinct head to be a valid target, hence requiring
   160   you to manually specify target all the time.
   161   you to manually specify target all the time.
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   162 * trying to exchange obsolete relations with a static http repo will crash.
   163 * trying to exchange obsolete relations with a static http repo will crash.
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   164 * Extinct changeset are turned secret by various commands.
   165 * Extinct changesets are turned secret by various commands.
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   166 * Extinct changesets are hidden using the *hidden* feature of mercurial only
   167 * Extinct changesets are hidden using the *hidden* feature of mercurial only
   167   supported by a few commands.
   168   supported by a few commands.
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   169   Only ``hg log``, ``hgview`` and `hg glog` (2.2 only) support it. ``hg head`` or other visual viewer don't.
   170   Only ``hg log``, ``hgview`` and `hg glog` (2.2 only) support it. ``hg head`` or other visual viewer don't.