[chirp_devel] [PATCH 2/9] Rename chirp.py as chirpc (#2343)

Zach Welch
Wed Feb 25 01:16:11 PST 2015


On 02/25/2015 01:11 AM, Kosta Arvanitis wrote:
> Is it possible to rename a file in HG and have it keep the history?

The rename will preserve all history of the file, though you must ask 
for it explicitly:

   hg log --follow chirpc

> If your keen on creating a tool for install purposes, look at the
> setup script. You may be able to achieve this by creating a named
> setup distro without requiring a rename of the source file. I haven't
> tried this myself but should be possible.

I don't think it's a good idea to rename it on install, as it will be 
confusing to anyone that switches between an installed release and a 
daily build.

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