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patchRe: [PATCH] Document 'git bisect fix'.

Subject: Re: [PATCH] Document 'git bisect fix'.

## tl;dr

One message between Mar 16, 2011 and Mar 16, 2011. Diffs are folded; open one to read it.

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Yann Dirson· Mar 16, 2011, 13:34 UTC · lore
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>I'd say the replace method is perfect for transporting an existing fix
>"back in time" when the range of non-bisectable commits is limited. But
>since you have to replace the right (most recent) commit in that range
>it is less convenient when you have a fix due to a changed/exotic build
>environment or such which you do not want in your mainline.
>
>Also, you have to rebase the whole history back to the commit which
>introduced the problem

Right, and that makes it much more difficult when you want to be selective about which fixes you want to apply.

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Yann Dirson - Bertin Technologies

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