From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:58:36 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add a 'generation' number to commits
Message-ID: <CA+55aFw2_n2NkYpm9c1JiKaX_H4W89Ridq4qzBqyamuxpODejA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <7v8vrz1g02.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>

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