From: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@mellanox.co.il>
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:19:10 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] add -C[NUM] to git-am
Message-ID: <20070207211910.GK12140@mellanox.co.il>
In-Reply-To: <7vejp17m3t.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

> Quoting r. Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>:
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] add -C[NUM] to git-am
> 
> "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@mellanox.co.il> writes:
> 
> > Add -C[NUM] to git-am so that patches can be applied even
> > if context has changed a bit.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@mellanox.co.il>
> >
> > ---
> >
> > I just had to apply a largish number of patches on a project
> > that has evolved since, and I found the following to be useful.
> >
> > What do others think.
> 
> FWIW, I am in favor although I do not foresee myself ever using
> it.  However, this has slight ramifications.
> 
>  - we will be keeping applymbox after all.  shouldn't this be
>    side-ported to it?

OK.

>  - am is used as a workhorse for rebase.  shouldn't this be
>    accessible through its command line as well?

How will it be used?

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MST