From: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:35:40 GMT
Subject: Re: FEATURE REQUEST: Announce branch name with merge comamnd
Message-ID: <87tyvwpp2b.fsf@jondo.cante.net>
In-Reply-To: <81b0412b0912111735v474a9d3k5a24024c2d51587b@mail.gmail.com>

Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com> writes:

> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 19:55, Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net> wrote:
>
>> Please announce the branch name being merged so that the listing is
>> easier to follow (possibly only with --verbose, -v option). Add
>> "Branch: <name>" just before the merge is attempted. somethiglike this
>>
>>    Branch: bug--manpage-fix-hyphen
>>    Trying simple merge with c87c49b1e413e5dc378d7e6b16951761a1e82f6d
>
> It is not exactly "easier" to follow in your case. It is more
> text and there is no immediately visible cue that the two
> lines are related. You have to give the observer this information.
> Put reference name and SHA-1 on the same line?

That would work too. As long as the branch name appears there
(optionally only with -v in effect).

Jari