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Re: [PATCH 0/3] merge-base --fork-point fixes

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Sep 14, 2017, 13:49 UTC
Message-ID
<alpine.DEB.2.21.1.1709141547100.4132@virtualbox>
In-Reply-To
<cover.1505394278.git.git@grubix.eu>
Hi Michael,
On Thu, 14 Sep 2017, Michael J Gruber wrote:
> merge-base --fork-point does not quite work as advertised when the
> reflog is empty or partial. This series brings it in line with the
> documentation and, hopefully, with the original intent.

Thank you so much for working on this. I recently tried to use --fork-point in a script of mine and it failed in this surprising way, too. So here's hoping for this patch series being accepted quickly (and sorry in advance for not having time to review...).

Ciao, Dscho

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Message 4 of 25 in “RE: merge-base not working as expected when base is ahead”
  1. Ekelhart JakobSep 13, 2017
  2. Michael J GruberSep 14, 2017
  3. 0/3 merge-base --fork-point fixesMichael J Gruber, Sep 14, 2017
  4. Johannes SchindelinSep 14, 2017
  5. Jeff KingSep 14, 2017
  6. 2/3 merge-base: return fork-point outside reflogMichael J Gruber, Sep 14, 2017
  7. Junio C HamanoSep 15, 2017
  8. Phillip WoodSep 15, 2017
  9. Michael J GruberSep 15, 2017
  10. Junio C HamanoSep 15, 2017
  11. Junio C HamanoSep 21, 2017
  12. Michael J GruberSep 21, 2017
  13. Junio C HamanoSep 22, 2017
  14. Michael J GruberSep 22, 2017
  15. Junio C HamanoSep 22, 2017
  16. Junio C HamanoOct 3, 2017
  17. Ekelhart JakobNov 8, 2017
  18. Michael J GruberNov 8, 2017
  19. Junio C HamanoNov 9, 2017
  20. 3/3 merge-base: find fork-point outside partial reflogMichael J Gruber, Sep 14, 2017
  21. Jeff KingSep 14, 2017
  22. 1/3 t6010: test actual test outputMichael J Gruber, Sep 14, 2017
  23. Jeff KingSep 14, 2017
  24. Michael J GruberSep 15, 2017
  25. Jeff KingSep 15, 2017

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