From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2020 15:21:25 GMT
Subject: Re: Assessing about commit order in upstream Linux
Message-ID: <xmqqr1v6oh6y.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <20200526065320.GA18107@lxhi-065.adit-jv.com>

Eugeniu Rosca <erosca@de.adit-jv.com> writes:

> So, the two approaches lead to different results. If you see any false
> assumption or mistaken belief, could you please pinpoint that? TIA.

Perhaps the assumption/belief that the set of commits in a history
can be totally ordered is the issue?  When multiple people work
together on a project, especially in a project where "pull --no-ff"
is not enforced, there can exist only partial order among them?