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Re: [PATCH] Add a 'generation' number to commits

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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date
Jul 15, 2011, 23:58 UTC
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On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> I agree this is the way to go if we _were_ to use generation number
> associated with commit objects in the longer term,

I have to say, if the main issue was "git tag/branch --contains", and if the time-based slop approach of the patch I sent out is acceptable, I think that we can continue to ignore generation numbers.

                            Linus
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