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Re: [RFC/PATCH 5/6] revert: add --ff option to allow fast forward when cherry-picking

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Paolo Bonzini <bonzini@gnu.org>
Date
Feb 1, 2010, 11:10 UTC
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> +		OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "ff",&ff_ok, "allow fast forward"),

Why should this not be the default? Instead, you'd add --no-ff. This would simplify 6/6 further, like

   eval sha1=\$$#
   ...
   output git cherry-pick "$@"
Paolo
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Message 9 of 14 in “add --ff option to cherry-pick”
  1. 0/6 add --ff option to cherry-pickChristian Couder, Feb 1, 2010
  2. 1/6 revert: libify cherry-pick and revert functionnalityChristian Couder, Feb 1, 2010
  3. Johannes SchindelinFeb 1, 2010
  4. Stephen BoydFeb 3, 2010
  5. 2/6 reset: refactor updating heads into a static functionChristian Couder, Feb 1, 2010
  6. 3/6 reset: refactor reseting in its own functionChristian Couder, Feb 1, 2010
  7. 4/6 reset: make reset function non static and declare it in "reset.h"Christian Couder, Feb 1, 2010
  8. 5/6 revert: add --ff option to allow fast forward when cherry-pickingChristian Couder, Feb 1, 2010
  9. Paolo BonziniFeb 1, 2010
  10. Christian CouderFeb 1, 2010
  11. Paolo BonziniFeb 1, 2010
  12. Christian CouderFeb 2, 2010
  13. Paolo BonziniFeb 2, 2010
  14. 6/6 rebase -i: use new --ff cherry-pick optionChristian Couder, Feb 1, 2010

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