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Re: bug in "git log --graph" at the tail end?

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RDReece Dunn <msclrhd@googlemail.com>
Date
May 23, 2008, 21:02 UTC
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2008/5/23 Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>:
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> It appears that "log --graph" output has a bug at its tail end.
>
>    $ git log --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit --graph 9d88058^..1af8bca
>    M   1af8bca... Merge branch 'maint'
>    |\
>    | M   008442f... Merge branch 'maint-1.5.4' into maint
>    | |\
>    | * e77b0b5... git-am: fix typo in usage message
>    | * 74190d2... doc/git-daemon: s/uploadarchive/uploadarch/
Shouldn't this be:
>    | M   008442f... Merge branch 'maint-1.5.4' into maint
>    | |\
>    | | * e77b0b5... git-am: fix typo in usage message
>    | | * 74190d2... doc/git-daemon: s/uploadarchive/uploadarch/
as well?
> This is purely cosmetic, but because --graph is only about the cosmetics,
> we may want to do something about it.
>
> Thoughts?
It is also consistent and makes the output easier to scan, so +1.
- Reece
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Message 2 of 15 in “bug in "git log --graph" at the tail end?”
  1. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2008
  2. Reece DunnMay 23, 2008
  3. Adam SimpkinsMay 24, 2008
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2008
  5. 0/2 fix "log --graph" issues with uninteresting parentsAdam Simpkins, May 24, 2008
  6. 1/2 graph API: fix graph mis-alignment after uninteresting commitsAdam Simpkins, May 24, 2008
  7. 2/2 graph API: don't print branch lines for uninteresting merge parentsAdam Simpkins, May 24, 2008
  8. Teemu LikonenMay 24, 2008
  9. 0/1 graph API: always print 'M' for merge commitsAdam Simpkins, May 24, 2008
  10. 1/1 graph API: always print 'M' for merge commitsAdam Simpkins, May 24, 2008
  11. Adam SimpkinsMay 24, 2008
  12. Junio C HamanoMay 25, 2008
  13. Teemu LikonenMay 25, 2008
  14. Adam SimpkinsMay 25, 2008
  15. Adam SimpkinsMay 24, 2008

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