* Sergei Golubchik <serg@stripped> [10/06/19 19:29]:
> If one would delete old innodb_plugin directory and put a new one
> instead, then bzr would think that files are simply modified, not
> deleted/created - bzr does not track inode numbers of files or anything.
> The effect would be exactly the same as if one diff'ed old and new
> innodb_plugin directories and applied the patch.
> The history of files would be preserved, the merges would be much
> simpler.
OK, then my understanding of your initial suggestion was
incorrect.
No, the trouble with the approach you propose is that the original
SVN history of InnoDB is not preserved in that case -- instead
messages like 'Applied innodb snapshot # ... ' is all you there is
to see in the log.
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