Question

If your just want to compile and run some code then go back without any changes what’s standard practise? (EDIT: assume the parent is at tip to begin with)

hg revert -C -r 0 --all

hg revert -C -r tip --all

OR

hg update -C -r 0

hg update -C -r tip

I’m ok with deleting uncommitted stuff (-C) but is there any prefered way.
Also annoyingly tortoisehg doesn’t seem to do the revert workflow with a click any ideas?
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.mercurial.tortoisehg.user/2728

P.S I know update move’s the parent and revert does not.

Answer 1

Update is the better choice. That way if you forget and make a code tweak you’re in a position to commit it, possibly creating a new head, which is okay.