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Re: [PATCH 0/2] merge-tree: add new --mergeability-only option

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 12, 2025, 17:04 UTC
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"Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
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> This adds a new flag, --mergeability-only, to git merge-tree, which
> suppresses all output and leaves only the exit status (reflecting successful
> merge or conflict). This is useful for Git Forges in cases where they are
> only interested in whether two branches can be merged, without needing the
> actual merge result or conflict details.
Sounds useful, but wouldn't that usually called --dry-run?
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Message 4 of 29 in “merge-tree: add new --mergeability-only option”
  1. 0/2 merge-tree: add new --mergeability-only optionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, May 10, 2025
  2. 1/2 merge-ort: add a new mergeability_only optionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, May 10, 2025
  3. 2/2 merge-tree: add a new --mergeability-only flagElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, May 10, 2025
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2025
  5. Elijah NewrenMay 12, 2025
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2025
  7. Elijah NewrenMay 12, 2025
  8. 0/2 merge-tree: add new --dry-run optionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, May 12, 2025
  9. 1/2 merge-ort: add a new mergeability_only optionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, May 12, 2025
  10. 2/2 merge-tree: add a new --dry-run flagElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, May 12, 2025
  11. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMay 13, 2025
  12. Elijah NewrenMay 13, 2025
  13. Junio C HamanoMay 13, 2025
  14. Elijah NewrenMay 13, 2025
  15. Junio C HamanoMay 14, 2025
  16. 0/2 merge-tree: add new --dry-run optionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, May 14, 2025
  17. 1/2 merge-ort: add a new mergeability_only optionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, May 14, 2025
  18. 2/2 merge-tree: add a new --dry-run flagElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, May 14, 2025
  19. Junio C HamanoMay 15, 2025
  20. Phillip WoodMay 16, 2025
  21. Elijah NewrenMay 16, 2025
  22. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMay 14, 2025
  23. 0/2 merge-tree: add new --quiet optionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, May 16, 2025
  24. 1/2 merge-ort: add a new mergeability_only optionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, May 16, 2025
  25. 2/2 merge-tree: add a new --quiet flagElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, May 16, 2025
  26. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMay 17, 2025
  27. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMay 17, 2025
  28. Phillip WoodMay 19, 2025
  29. Junio C HamanoMay 19, 2025

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