Re: [PATCH] range-diff: optionally include merge commits' diffs in the analysis

From: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date: Nov 8, 2024, 06:53 UTC
Message-ID: <abc2453b-f7df-4601-8834-595881f9ceca@kdbg.org>
In-Reply-To: <pull.1734.git.1731000007391.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

Am 07.11.24 um 18:20 schrieb Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget:

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> +--diff-merges=<format>::
> +	Instead of ignoring merge commits, generate diffs for them using the
> +	corresponding `--diff-merges=<format>` option of linkgit:git-log[1],
> +	and include them in the comparison.
> ++
> +Note: Some of the formats supported by linkgit:git-log[1] make less sense in
> +the context of the `range-diff` command than other formats, so choose wisely!

Can we please be a bit more specific which options are usable or which are not usable? Perhaps you even mean to say that 'first-parent' is the only one that makes sense? At a minimum, we should mention that it is the one that makes most sense (if that is the case).

-- Hannes