Re: [PATCH] git-merge: add option --no-ff
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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
- Date
- Sep 18, 2007, 12:29 UTC
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Hi,
On Tue, 18 Sep 2007, Lars Hjemli wrote:
> Sidenote: this might be slightly controversial, but I've sometimes > missed a --no-ff option to 'git merge' when working on plain git > repositories; IMHO preserving the 'logical' merge history when the merge > of a topic branch results in a fast-forward can be interesting.
Linus explained a lot of times why this is wrong. It encourages upstream-downstream thinking. We should really turn this into a FAQ.
Ciao, Dscho