Re: [PATCH] Document `rebase.forkpoint` in rebase man page
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- Wesley Schwengle <wesley@schwengle.net>
- Date
- Sep 16, 2021, 22:50 UTC
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- <287f826e-8fde-2c9a-ba66-a0a96e488b9c@schwengle.net>
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- <xmqq4kakrvdc.fsf@gitster.g>
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
-- Wesley Schwengle E: wesley@schwengle.net