Question

I wonder what the difference is between

bzr checkout ./MyProject MyProject.dev
# later followed by a
cd MyProject.dev
bzr pull ../MyProject

and

bzr get ./MyProject MyProject.dev
# later followed by
cd MyProject.dev
bzr pull

As far I can tell the only difference is:

1. bzr get sets the pull location.
2. bzr checkout doesn’t set the pull
   location, so it must be specified
   the first time you pull.

Are there other differences?

Answer 1

bzr get creates a branch, whereas bzr checkout creates a checkout. With a checkout, any revisions you commit to MyProject.dev will also be committed to MyProject.

For more detail, see the checkout tutorial.