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Re: [PATCH] How to keep a project's canonical history correct.

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SSStephen & Linda Smith <ischis2@cox.net>
Date
May 10, 2014, 04:01 UTC
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On Friday, May 09, 2014 02:05:44 PM Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> I needed a few tweaks on top while queuing.  You will find the
> result on 'pu' after I push it out.
> 
> In addition to one typofix ("because" lacking "c"), here are what I
> did:
> 
>  - Typeset concrete command e.g. `git pull` in monospace.
> 
>  - The second and subsequent paragraphs continued with "+" need to
>    be flushed to the left; leaving them indented will format them in
>    monospace (see "with `git pull --rebase` or something").
> 
>  - Be more explicit in describing 'trunk' being 'the first-parent
>    chain' in the text.
> 
>  - Refer to a newer article that discusses this exact topic.
> 
>  - De-emphasize 'fix-bug-12345' in "Merge fix-bug-12345" log message.
> 
>  - Describe what the final history illustration shows.
> 
> 
> Unless you have objections to the below (or suggestions for better
> alternatives), there is no need to resend the patch.
> 
I like the changes.
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  2. David KastrupMay 7, 2014
  3. Jeff KingMay 7, 2014
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 7, 2014
  5. Jim GarrisonMay 7, 2014
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 7, 2014
  7. Stephen & Linda SmithMay 8, 2014
  8. How to keep a project's canonical history correct.Stephen P. Smith, May 9, 2014
  9. Stephen SmithMay 9, 2014
  10. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2014
  11. Stephen & Linda SmithMay 10, 2014

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