Re: [PATCH v3 07/11] Documentation/replace: tell that -f option bypasses the type check

> From: "Philip Oakley" <philipoakley@iee.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 11:16 PM
>> From: "Christian Couder" <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
>>> Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
>>> ---
>>> Documentation/git-replace.txt | 4 +++-
>>> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/git-replace.txt
>>> b/Documentation/git-replace.txt
>>> index 736b48c..a2bd2ee 100644
>>> --- a/Documentation/git-replace.txt
>>> +++ b/Documentation/git-replace.txt
>>> @@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ replaced. The content of the 'replace'
>>> reference is the SHA-1 of the
>>> replacement object.
>>>
>>> The replaced object and the replacement object must be of the same
>>> type.
>>> -There is no other restriction on them.
>>> +This restriction can be bypassed using `-f`.
>>>
>>> Unless `-f` is given, the 'replace' reference must not yet exist.
>>>
>>> +There is no other restriction on the replaced and replacement
>>> objects.
>>
>> Is this trying to allude to the fact that merge commits may be
>> exchanged with non-merge commits? I strongly believe that this
>> ability to exchange merge and non-merge commits should be stated
>> _explicitly_ to counteract the false beliefs that are listed out on
>> the internet.
>>
>> It's probably better stated in a separate patch for that explicit
>> purpose to avoid mixed messages within this commit.
>>
>
> Not sure how this method of preparing a comment patch will pan out..
>
> --->8----

> Subject: [PATCH] Doc: 'replace' merge and non-merge commits
>
> Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
> ---
>
> This is supplemental to Christian Couder's 'replace' patch series
> (2013-09-03 69dada4 (Christian Couder): t6050-replace: use some long
> option names).
>
> It adds the clarification that merge and non-merge commits are
> replaceable.
>
> Merges are often treated as special case objects so tell users that
> they are not special here.

> ---
> Documentation/git-replace.txt | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-replace.txt
> b/Documentation/git-replace.txt
> index 414000e..f373ab4 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-replace.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-replace.txt
> @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ This restriction can be bypassed using `-f`.
> Unless `-f` is given, the 'replace' reference must not yet exist.
>
> There is no other restriction on the replaced and replacement objects.
> +Merge commits can be replaced by non-merge commits and vice versa.
>
> Replacement references will be used by default by all Git commands
> except those doing reachability traversal (prune, pack transfer and