comparison mercurial/context.py @ 23410:cd9e5e57064d

manifest: document the extra letter in working copy manifest node

As the second developer to get confused by this in November, I'm adding some
documentation for the next poor soul.

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    def _flagfunc(self):
        return self._repo.dirstate.flagfunc(self._buildflagfunc)

    @propertycache
    def _manifest(self):
        """generate a manifest corresponding to the values in self._status"""

        man1 = self._parents[0].manifest()
        man = man1.copy()
        if len(self._parents) > 1:
            man2 = self.p2().manifest()

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    def _flagfunc(self):
        return self._repo.dirstate.flagfunc(self._buildflagfunc)

    @propertycache
    def _manifest(self):
        """generate a manifest corresponding to the values in self._status

        This reuse the file nodeid from parent, but we append an extra letter
        when modified.  Modified files get an extra 'm' while added files get
        appened an extra 'a'. This is used by manifests merge to see that files
        are different and by update logic to avoid deleting newly added files.
        """

        man1 = self._parents[0].manifest()
        man = man1.copy()
        if len(self._parents) > 1:
            man2 = self.p2().manifest()