From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:32:13 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] Enhance git-rebases flexibiilty in handling empty commits
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In-Reply-To: <1333136922-12872-1-git-send-email-nhorman@tuxdriver.com>

Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com> writes:

> for interactive rebases, I changed the default selection editor text somewhat.
> By default, empty commits are allowed in this list.  With patch 4 here, empty
> commits are commented out automatically, unless --keep-empty is selected (in
> which case all commits are pick-ed).  The user sees additional text indicating
> that empty commits are commented and if they wish to be kept, then they must be
> uncommented.  The pick_one function then intellegently passes the --keep-empty
> option allong to cherry-pick as needed.

Sounds like a sensible UI design.  I am a bit curious what it would do
when you try to "rebase -i" a series of commits, all of which are empty,
though.

> Signed-off-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
> CC: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
> CC: Phil Hord <phil.hord@gmail.com>
> CC: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

Please do not do this; Cc: goes to your e-mail header, not here.