update some docs for new metadata/theory

[topbloke.git] / BUGS

diff --git a/BUGS b/BUGS
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@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
-merge alg needs to check for cyclic dependencies
-
-when creating needs to remove metadata, make a separate commit with no
-metadata to allow us to spot what's happening.  should only do this
-with option to permit it!  Also need to do this when merging.
-
 wibblings:
-       what about strangeness in ancient history wrt merge alg
        topgit import
                topbloke {base,tip} is ff desc of topgit {base,tip}
                 with metadata adjusted
+               topbloke branch has all the deps of the topgit
+                branch (topgit branches mapped into topbloke
+                branches) plus the topgit branch itself named in
+                flags
                reject topbloke imports of topgit branches which
                 also contain topbloke metadata
-       need patch name in metadata
-       patch dep metadata syntax unsatisfactory: too twiddly
-       flags metadata unsatisfactory: wants to be valued properties
 
        "checkout" shouldn't do any updates but also want
        "goto" or "push" or "pop" or something which does do updates
@@ -29,3 +23,5 @@ wibblings:
 what about ops which update multiple refs - atomicity ?
  think about this later but for now abstract away commit and
  other ref update
+
+also would like some kind of --ff-only update ?