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Re: [PATCH v4] git-svn: clarify the referent of dcommit's optional argument

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 16, 2012, 22:49 UTC
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Jon Seymour <jon.seymour@gmail.com> writes:
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>> +Originally, 'git svn' recommended that developers pulled or merged from
>> +the 'git svn' branch.  This was because the author favored `git svn set-tree B`
>> +to commit a single head rather than the `git svn set-tree A..B` notation to
>> +commit multiple commits. Use of 'git pull' or 'git merge' with `git svn set-tree A...B`
>
> A...B -> A..B
>
> Will fix in next iteration, assuming Junio and Eric are otherwise
> happy with the update.

I don't have an opinion on the latter half of the patch that is primarily about the rationale given by "the author", i.e. Eric ;-), but the description of dcommit subcommand itself certainly looks simpler and more readble to me.

Thanks.
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  1. git-svn: clarify the referent of dcommit's optional argumentJon Seymour, May 16, 2012
  2. Jon SeymourMay 16, 2012
  3. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2012
  4. Jon SeymourMay 17, 2012
  5. Eric WongMay 17, 2012

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