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Re: topological index field for commit objects

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jun 29, 2016, 22:11 UTC
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
> Yes, though generation numbers can help with more questions (e.g., "what
> is the merge base").

Hmm, how? I have two commits, with generation number 38 and 47, respectively. What generation number does the commit that is the merge base of these two commits?

I know we can say that 38 cannot possibly be a descendant of 47, but can we say anything else that is useful?

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