Re: Please add support for "git merge --continue -S"

From: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 28, 2022, 10:58 UTC
Message-ID: <220228.86fso35k61.gmgdl@evledraar.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <3769291.LUJhsIL6D6@mobilepool36.emlix.com>

On Mon, Feb 28 2022, Rolf Eike Beer wrote:

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> [[PGP Signed Part:Undecided]]
> Hi,
>
> I usually sign my commits and merges. But when a merge has collisions I can't 
> continue and sign in one step, because --continue and -S seem to be mutually 
> exclusive. My way out is:
>
> git merge --continue
> git commit --amend --no-edit -S
>
> ... but this could be a bit simpler. Or maybe --continue could remember if I 
> have passed "-S" to the original "git merge" command.
>
> Regards,

You can just drop the use of "merge --continue" entirely and use "commit" instead.

Caveats related to this were recently discussed on-list: https://lore.kernel.org/git/CALRdAfcyfesNqfLhhe2GW_5V9s2hf++i6mZS1Lw5hqQYTca85w@mail.gmail.com/

As noted there I think this makes for confusing UI, but you should able to just:

    git commit -S