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Re: merge doesn't remove files

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Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date
Feb 4, 2007, 03:50 UTC
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<20070204035037.GB16766@spearce.org>
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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
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> Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org> writes:
> 
> > Shouldn't git remove the original file after merging a commit that moved
> > the file away?
> 
> I think this has been fixed quite a while ago --- does not seem
> to reproduce with the current v1.5.0-rc.
Indeed, this commit of mine was supposed to fix it:
  commit 8371234ecaaf6e14fe3f2082a855eff1bbd79ae9
  Author: Shawn Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
  Date:   Wed Dec 13 05:42:44 2006 -0500
Its in 1.5.0-rc0, but nothing earlier.
-- 
Shawn.
Previous: Linus Torvalds
Message 6 of 6 in “merge doesn't remove files”
  1. Gerrit PapeFeb 3, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2007
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2007
  4. Shawn O. PearceFeb 4, 2007
  5. Linus TorvaldsFeb 4, 2007
  6. Shawn O. PearceFeb 4, 2007

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