[p4] Often requested feature available in the 2006.2 beta

[Jeff Grills]

Precreating a valid change form is exactly what we're trying to avoid with
the new -d option to submit.

I don't yet have a 2006.2 server installed to test it out, but I wonder if
you could use "p4 submit -d" in a manner in which you know the changelist
submission would fail in order to create a numbered changelist.  Perhaps try
submitting a changelist with no files:

	p4 submit -d "This is my description" //nosuchfile

j

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Russell C. Jackson [mailto:rusty at rcjacksonconsulting.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 10:47 AM
> To: Weintraub, David
> Cc: jgrills at junctionpoint.com; perforce-user at perforce.com
> Subject: Re: [p4] Often requested feature available in the 2006.2 beta
> 
> You can do that already. Just create the change form ahead of 
> time with the description already in it. Then run:
> 
> p4 change -i < change_form.txt
> 
> After that, the rest of your commands are the same.
> 
> Thanks,
> Rusty
> 
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> 
> Weintraub, David wrote:
> > Out of curiosity, did they do the same for the "p4 change" command? 
> > That way, you could also submit from a non-default 
> changelist without 
> > ever bringing up a form:
> >
> >     $ p4 change -d "Description of my changelist"
> >     Change 13349 created 
> >     $ p4 edit -c 13349 foo.cpp
> >     $ p4 reedit -c 13349 bar.cpp
> >     $ p4 submit -c 13349    #Always worked w/o bringing up a form
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com
> > [mailto:perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Grills
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 3:45 PM
> > To: perforce-user at perforce.com
> > Subject: [p4] Often requested feature available in the 2006.2 beta
> >
> > >From the 2006.2 beta release notes:
> > 	#106450 **
> >
> > 	    'p4 submit' now sports a '-d description' option.  
> This allows
> >
> > 	    the user to submit files without the need for a changelist
> >
> > 	    dialog.  See 'p4 help submit'.  (Bug #258).
> > I thought you all would want to know.  And look at that low 
> bug number 
> > associated with the change, too!
> >  
> > j