From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 22:49:24 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] git-svn: clarify the referent of dcommit's optional argument
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In-Reply-To: <CAH3AnrqQDfx7s1fXBgKJmFtMA33CW9qx2tWSoenqSR0pVc63WQ@mail.gmail.com>

Jon Seymour <jon.seymour@gmail.com> writes:

>> +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.