Ease your vendor branch management worries with Piston, a tool to copy vendor / upstream code to your own repository, while preserving your local patches.
Documentation
Wikipedia definition of Piston
In general, a piston is a sliding plug that fits closely inside the bore of a cylinder. Its purpose is either to change the volume enclosed by the cylinder, or to exert a force on a fluid inside the cylinder.
Piston's commands
- upgrade
Upgrades from Piston 1.x to Piston 2.x format. Use this prior to switching to Git.
- convert
Converts a repository using svn:externals to using Piston in one command.
- import
Imports a remote repository into your own.
- update
Receives upstream changes into your repository.
- lock and unlock
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Prevents automatic upstream changes from coming in uninvited.
- status
Returns status information about a Pistonized folder.
- info
Returns a YAML representation of the Pistonized folder.
- diff
Returns a patch of the changes between upstream and your copy.
In general, a piston is a sliding plug that fits closely inside the bore of a cylinder. Its purpose is either to change the volume enclosed by the cylinder, or to exert a force on a fluid inside the cylinder.
Upgrades from Piston 1.x to Piston 2.x format. Use this prior to switching to Git.
Converts a repository using svn:externals to using Piston in one command.
Imports a remote repository into your own.
Receives upstream changes into your repository.
Prevents automatic upstream changes from coming in uninvited.
Returns status information about a Pistonized folder.
Returns a YAML representation of the Pistonized folder.
Returns a patch of the changes between upstream and your copy.
