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Re: [PATCH 2/3] make union merge an xdl merge favor

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 1, 2010, 09:01 UTC
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Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com> writes:
> WIll do. On a side note: I plan to support the --union option also for
> git-checkout. Would that be a good idea?

What does it do? Resolve conflicted paths using union merge at checkout time? That somehow feels like a dirty "because we can, and I only care about union" hack to me.

I am mildly against "merge-file --union" in the first place. The part I actually liked in [2/3] was the removal of postprocessing.

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  1. 1/3 merge-file: add option to specify the marker sizeBert Wesarg, Feb 28, 2010
  2. 2/3 make union merge an xdl merge favorBert Wesarg, Feb 28, 2010
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2010
  4. Bert WesargMar 1, 2010
  5. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2010
  6. Bert WesargMar 1, 2010
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2010
  8. 3/3 refactor merge flags into xmparam_tBert Wesarg, Feb 28, 2010
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2010
  10. Bert WesargMar 1, 2010

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