Strange merge output.

Hi, I asked about this problem on #git@freenode and someone suggested I submit it to this list. I have a case where the output of a merge gives a conflict and produces the following file:

Code Block A <<<<<<< HEAD ======= Code Block B

Code Block B' (similar to code block B but not exactly the same).

Here is what HEAD looks like Code Block A Code Block B'

and branch-B: Code Block A Code Block B

I thought that taking a conflicted file like above and removing the three following lines: <<<<<<< HEAD =======

was supposed to produce *exactly* the branch-B version?

1°/ was I wrong to believe this implied promise? 2°/ if not, is this a known problem with git merge's default recursive strategy? (I didn't change any default configuration about merging). 3°/ If yes to question 2°/, is there a known workaround for it? I am trying to move my team to git, but we already have a hard time understanding how it works. I'm really hoping it's a case of us not understanding things and not a bug :-)

Thanks in advance for any answer, I'm willing to answer any question to help create a test case for this.

Vincent Bernardi

P.S.: I am using git 1.8.3.4 ----- The Kameleoon team. http://www.kameleoon.com