Re: [PATCH v3 04/11] Prepare `paint_down_to_common()` for handling shallow commits

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Feb 27, 2024, 18:10 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq8r35u6bf.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqcyshu6es.fsf@gitster.g>

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

> I suspect that what made it harder to follow in the original
> construct is that we called the behaviour "incorrect" upfront and
> then come back with "that incorrectness is what we want".

Oh, I forgot to say that lack of "<area>: " on the title of the earlier parts of the series were a bit uncomfortable to read.

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