monotone wiki

This is the wiki for the version control system monotone.

monotone is a free distributed version control system. it provides a simple, single-file transactional version store, with fully disconnected operation and an efficient peer-to-peer synchronization protocol. it understands history-sensitive merging, lightweight branches, integrated code review and 3rd party testing. it uses cryptographic version naming and client-side RSA certificates. it has good internationalization support, few external dependencies, and runs on unix, OSX, windows, and is licensed under the GNU GPL.

This page will be changed over time to be mostly autogenerated based on tags and other pagespec details. It mostly exists now to provide a useful collection of brokenlinks at wiki.

For Users

About Monotone

• Hosting
• ProjectsUsingMonotone
• EvaluationFeatures
• Testimonials
• Talks
• Users
• Developers

Getting Monotone

• Building
  • on Windows and VisualC8
  • on Mac
  • on Solaris
  • via pkgsrc on a wide variety of platforms
• MonotoneOnDebian
• SelfHostingInfo

Using Monotone

• InterfacesFrontendsAndTools -- other programs that work with monotone
• EssentialMonotone -- the minimal commands needed to get anything done
• AlternativeOverview -- a different order than the Tutorial for introducing monotone capabilites
• BestPractices -- best practices for using monotone
• MasterRepository -- Master Repositories you might be used to with a centralised VCS, and why you don't need one with monotone.
• MonotoneAndCVS -- different ways of working with CVS and monotone.
• UsingCerts -- how certs work, and don't, in practice.
• TrustFoundations -- the basics of monotone's trust model, and how it works with certs
• BranchAnalogy -- understanding how monotone's branches work, and might be different to other tools.
• BranchNamingConventions and BranchRenaming -- discussions about how to name your branches and what to do when you change your mind.
• DaggyFixes -- handling bug fixes, backports, and cherry picking
• TipsTricksScripts -- useful snippets for getting more out of monotone
• TroubleShooting -- what to try when things aren't working
• RosterifyingPrivateBranches -- specific issues for those migrating private changes from monotone 0.25 and earlier to 0.26 and later.
• ReferenceCard - quick overview of monotone commands
• Glossary -- an explanation of some terms
• AutomateMagic -- some nifty things you can do with the automation interface
• WishList -- a list of features some people would like to have

For Developers of Monotone

• QuickieTasks -- This is a good starting point for new developers.
• ?NeedReview
• AutomateWishlist
• TrustDiscussion
• NetsyncTodo
• RostersTodo
• MagicSelectors
• BranchStatuses
• BugSquashingParty
• AttrUseCases
• HistoryBlueSky
• TestHarnessIssues
• TestIntro
• BuildBot
• MergeViaWorkingDir
• DatabaseLocking
• CaseInsensitiveFilesystems
• FileSystemIssues
• Win32DeviceFiles
• RevertUI
• SymLinks
• IPv6
• BranchUI
• SurveyQuestions
• RootDirRenaming
• I18nL10n
• PerformanceWork
• AutoInodeprints
• DeltaStorageStrategies
• LineEndingMunging
• NonMergeConflicts
• DocTodo
• CarrotAndStick
• ?CustomCerts
• TimeStamps
• VersionedPolicy
• ThingsStatusShouldShow
• CherryPicking
• PieceCache
• SpeedySpeedySHA1
• CertCleanup
• RevisionNumbering (Heights)
• NotesOnTestingChangesetify
• WorkspaceConflicts
• DatabaseCompaction
• ConflictFixupPolicy
• KeystoreFiles
• LogUI
• SimplerIgnoreMechanism
• RoadMap
• AutomateVersions

Previous Activities

• Monotone Summit 2008 -- Germany
• Monotone Summit 2007 -- Mtn View
• Summer of Code 2006

Interesting starting points:

• RecentChanges: see where people are currently working
• SandBox: feel free to change this page and experiment with editing
• ?FindPage: search or browse the database in various ways
• Formatting: quick access to wiki syntax

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