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Re: [PATCH] Create '--merges-only' option for 'git bisect'

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Apr 12, 2018, 11:35 UTC
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Hi Stefan,
On Wed, 11 Apr 2018, Stefan Beller wrote:
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> On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 3:55 PM, Harald Nordgren
> <haraldnordgren@gmail.com> wrote:
> > When ran with '--merges-only', git bisect will only look at merge commits -- commits with 2 or more parents or the initial commit.
> 
> There has been quite some talk on the mailing list, e.g.
> https://public-inbox.org/git/20160427204551.GB4613@virgo.localdomain/
> which suggests a --first-parent mode instead.

I like that mode, but I would love to have *both*. And from what I see, it should be relatively easy to add the --first-parent mode on top of Harald's patches.

> For certain histories these are the same, but merges-only is more
> restrictive for back-and-forth-cross merges.

You mean merges-only tests *more* in back-and-forth-cross-merges scenarios?

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. Create '--merges-only' option for 'git bisect'Harald Nordgren, Apr 11, 2018
  2. Stefan BellerApr 11, 2018
  3. Harald NordgrenApr 12, 2018
  4. Christian CouderApr 12, 2018
  5. Tiago BotelhoApr 12, 2018
  6. Johannes SchindelinApr 12, 2018
  7. Tiago BotelhoApr 12, 2018
  8. Johannes SchindelinApr 30, 2018
  9. Tiago BotelhoApr 30, 2018
  10. Johannes SchindelinMay 1, 2018
  11. Johannes SchindelinApr 12, 2018
  12. Johannes SchindelinApr 12, 2018

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