From: Francis Moreau <francis.moro@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 06:54:37 GMT
Subject: Re: Question about git-cherry and the rev list it's using
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=qRbpBG_PDPjO_TVEe+nWqrFQ28w@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <4DCB826F.5020406@drmicha.warpmail.net>

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On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Michael J Gruber
<git@drmicha.warpmail.net> wrote:
> Francis Moreau venit, vidit, dixit 11.05.2011 18:11:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm using "git cherry old master base" to see if all commits between
>> master and base have been applied in my 'old' branch.
>>
>> So I expect that git cherry is using a list of commits given by : "git
>> rev-list --no-merges base..master".
>
> Not really.
>
> For each commit in "--no-merges old..master ^base" (i.e. "--no-merges
> master ^old ^base"), "git cherry" checks whether there is a patch
> equivalent commit in "--no-merges master..old", and outputs it with + or -.
>

oh you're right, I missed the case when old has been merged in master.

Thanks !
-- 
Francis