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Re: [PATCH] Document `rebase.forkpoint` in rebase man page

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WSWesley Schwengle <wesley@schwengle.net>
Date
Sep 16, 2021, 22:50 UTC
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On 9/16/21 6:47 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> wesley@schwengle.net writes:
> 
>> From: Wesley Schwengle <wesley@opperschaap.net>
>>
>> The option exists and the rebase behaviour tricked me into thinking
>> there was a bug with git. This will tell people how they can tweak the
>> default behavior.
> 
> So this still does not explain what rebase behaviour tricked you
> into thinking so.  That leaves the readers of "git log" frustrated,
> much more than a log message based only on a simple statement of
> fact, e.g.
> 
>      "git config --help" describes rebase.forkpoint as a way to give
>      the default value for --[no-]forkpoint option, but "git rebase
>      --help" does not mention it.
> 
>      Help people who visits the documentation of "rebase" to find the
>      variable.
> 
> or something like that.

I made a booboo. I did not run format-patch with the updated commit message and commit. I saw it too late. You should have a new one by the time you read this :)

Cheers, Wesley

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  1. Wesley SchwengleSep 16, 2021
  2. Taylor BlauSep 16, 2021
  3. Wesley SchwengleSep 16, 2021
  4. wesley@schwengle.netSep 16, 2021
  5. Document `rebase.forkpoint` in rebase man pagewesley@schwengle.net, Sep 16, 2021
  6. Junio C HamanoSep 16, 2021
  7. Junio C HamanoSep 16, 2021
  8. wesley@schwengle.netSep 16, 2021
  9. Document `rebase.forkpoint` in rebase man pagewesley@schwengle.net, Sep 16, 2021
  10. Junio C HamanoSep 16, 2021
  11. Wesley SchwengleSep 16, 2021
  12. Junio C HamanoSep 16, 2021
  13. Wesley SchwengleSep 20, 2021
  14. wesley@schwengle.netSep 16, 2021
  15. Document `rebase.forkpoint` in rebase man pagewesley@schwengle.net, Sep 16, 2021
  16. Junio C HamanoSep 20, 2021
  17. Junio C HamanoSep 16, 2021
  18. Wesley SchwengleSep 16, 2021
  19. Junio C HamanoSep 16, 2021
  20. Wesley SchwengleSep 16, 2021

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