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Re: An idea for "git bisect" and a GSoC enquiry

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Mar 12, 2014, 18:31 UTC
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Jacopo Notarstefano <jacopo.notarstefano@gmail.com> writes:
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> On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 7:34 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>> I think you fundamentally cannot use two labels that are merely
>> "distinct" and bisect correctly.  You need to know which ones
>> (i.e. good) are to be excluded and the other (i.e. bad) are to be
>> included when computing the "remaining to be tested" set of commits.
>
> Good point. Yes, this isn't viable.

But if you make them into --no-longer-X vs --still-X, then it will be viable without us knowing what X means.

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  1. Jacopo NotarstefanoFeb 26, 2014
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2014
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  4. Michael HaggertyFeb 27, 2014
  5. Matthieu MoyFeb 27, 2014
  6. Jacopo NotarstefanoFeb 28, 2014
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2014
  8. Jacopo NotarstefanoMar 1, 2014
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  10. Jacopo NotarstefanoMar 12, 2014
  11. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2014
  12. Michael HaggertyMar 13, 2014
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  14. Christian CouderFeb 27, 2014
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  16. Jacopo NotarstefanoFeb 28, 2014
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