Re: Ort-merge: What does "ort" mean?

From: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date: Feb 24, 2021, 10:42 UTC
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On 2021-02-24 at 10:05:12, Kerry, Richard wrote:

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> It's now been quite a few weeks, probably months, since the
> "ort-merge" work has been going one.  However, I don't think I've ever
> seen an explanation of what "ort" means.  I know it means "place" in
> German, but that seems an unlikely usage because git project generally
> works in English.  I don't know of it as a word in English.  So maybe
> it's an acronym - ORT.  But what does that mean?
> 
> So, can someone please say what "ort" means?

I believe it's a joke. One can use the -s option to control the strategy, so you could write "git merge -sort" to use the new implementation.

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brian m. carlson (he/him or they/them)
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