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Re: Fix interesting git-rev-list corner case

From
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date
Jul 31, 2005, 04:44 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.58.0507302142380.29650@g5.osdl.org>
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<m3ack3nb3c.fsf@telia.com>
On Sat, 31 Jul 2005, Peter Osterlund wrote:
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> > I bet there is a smarter way to do this, but this _should_ fix the problem
> > Peter sees. Peter?
> 
> Yes, it does fix the problem. Thanks.

Ok, Junio, can you apply the git-merge-base patch? It's not perfect, but it's clearly better than what's there right now.

Add a "Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>" and edit the description a bit, perhaps.

		Linus
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  1. Linus TorvaldsJul 29, 2005
  2. Ryan AndersonJul 30, 2005
  3. A Large Angry SCMJul 30, 2005
  4. Linus TorvaldsJul 30, 2005
  5. Linus TorvaldsJul 30, 2005
  6. Peter OsterlundJul 30, 2005
  7. Linus TorvaldsJul 30, 2005
  8. Peter OsterlundJul 30, 2005
  9. Linus TorvaldsJul 30, 2005
  10. Peter OsterlundJul 30, 2005
  11. Linus TorvaldsJul 30, 2005
  12. Linus TorvaldsJul 30, 2005
  13. Peter OsterlundJul 30, 2005
  14. Linus TorvaldsJul 31, 2005
  15. Junio C HamanoJul 31, 2005

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