From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 00:31:13 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Stop git-rev-list at sha1 match
Message-ID: <1115857873.22180.253.camel@tglx>
In-Reply-To: <20050511234455.GL22686@pasky.ji.cz>

On Thu, 2005-05-12 at 01:44 +0200, Petr Baudis wrote:
> for extensive discussion on how (it is impossible or very hard) to do
> better.

:)

> So how would you order the list of commits?

Rn
  merged Mn
  merged Mn-1
Rn-1
....

That's the relevant information in repository R. Looking at it from
repository M after M updated to Rn

(Mn+1) == Rn	; Mn+1 is not created due to head forward
  merged Rn
  .. 
  merged Rn-3
Mn
Mn-1

Thats the historical correct ordering from a repository point of view.
Thats the only relevant information IMNSHO.

The dates of author and committer are retrievable in each repository,
but the order of commits are not.


tglx