Re: [PATCH] transplant: move a series of commits to a different parent

From: Steffen Prohaska <prohaska@zib.de>
Date: Jun 24, 2007, 17:13 UTC
Message-ID: <EA80EB51-97F9-4C5F-BEF7-C8C1BF39B8D2@zib.de>
In-Reply-To: <20070624093017.GC2467@steel.home>

On Jun 24, 2007, at 11:30 AM, Alex Riesen wrote:

>> I am changing the repository.
>>
>
> No, you don't.

Magically, the script solved my problem by creating a new, corrected branch that is different from the original one. I didn't run any other script. I promise, I ran the script that I sent in the patch.

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>> I only modify the index for files that have changes in $commit. Their
>> content gets replaced by the content from the commit. I'm leaving
>> all other files untouched.
>
> No, you don't modify anything. Ever tried to run git-status after your
> script finished?

Yes.

> Tried to understand what the output means?

Not really. I instead reset the index to a controlled state.

	Steffen