Re: [PATCH v2 0/7] making log --first-parent imply -m

> Sergey Organov <sorganov@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Yes, we can invent the rule that implied options don't ...
>
> "invent"?  It is nothing new, isn't it?  IIRC, Peff's "first-parent
> implies 'm' but can be countermanded with --no-diff-merges" defines
> "implication" exactly that way.  I do not think that is a recent
> invention but it is just following the patterns set by other options
> that has conditional implications.
>
> IOW,
>
> 	$ git log --no-diff-merges --first-parent -p next
> 	$ git log --first-parent -p --no-diff-merges next
>
> should both mean the same thing.  The user said no patch is wanted
> for merge commits with --no-diff-merges and --first-parent does not
> affect it.