[BUG] new extension: localbranch

[Guido Ostkamp]

Hello,

>> When I create a repository with some content, then create a test 
>> branch, change and commit something, switch back to default branch, add 
>> a new file commit and switch back to the test branch and update to tip, 
>> the new file created in default branch is not being deleted though it 
>> should not be there.
>
> Yes, this is a defect. localbranch is not currently as smart as it could 
> be about how it updates the working directory state when switching 
> branches. I'll have to think about a nice fix.
>
> Hopefully this bug isn't too severe, since the file is untracked in the 
> target branch. But it is a bug.

thanks for confirming the bug, I'm looking forward to test a fix once 
you've got one.

Regarding severity of the problem I think that using commands like 'hg 
add' without further args might be fatal in that situation. I'm currently 
working around this problem by using 'hg purge'.

Regards

Guido