From: Stephan Beyer <s-beyer@gmx.net>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 01:25:11 GMT
Subject: Re: What's cooking in git.git (topics)
Message-ID: <20080531012511.GA5907@leksak.fem-net>
In-Reply-To: <48406D5C.4000703@freescale.com>

Hi,

> One suggestion was to make a procedural model out of
> the commit graph and allow something like this:
>
>    b :- pick(B)
>    x :- merge(pick(A), b)
>    y :- merge(pick(C), b)
>    z :- merge(x, y)

Nice idea.  But imho too hard for casual users.
Someone who has to learn a new language won't use the tool.

> My second and semi-equivallent suggestion was to
> allow a lisp-like notation:
>
>    (merge (merge (pick A)
>                  (pick B)
>           (merge (pick B)
>                  (pick C)

You forgot some right parenthesis here ;-)
...which shows, that it is also not easy enough for users.

Or is it intentional?

:)
Stephan

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