From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 19:21:36 GMT
Subject: Re: breakage in revision traversal with pathspec
Message-ID: <xmqqmwnjrwov.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <20130911182444.GD4326@google.com>

Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:

> I think you're right that dropping the "don't follow off-graph
> treesame parents" rule would be a sensible change.  The usual point of
> the "follow the treesame parent" rule is to avoid drawing undue
> attention to merges of ancient history where some of the parents are
> side-branches with an old version of the files being tracked and did
> not actually change those files.  That rationale applies just as much
> for a merge on top of an UNINTERESTING rev as any other merge.

Sounds sensible.  Thanks.