# git log --graph --oneline issues (very small edge case) 2 messages from 2014-12-19 to 2014-12-20. Participants: Jason Pyeron, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/38206 ## Jason Pyeron, 2014-12-19 16:27 Subject: git log --graph --oneline issues (very small edge case) Message-ID: <71B93170AE5D4ED08EF12CED427299C4@black> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/71B93170AE5D4ED08EF12CED427299C4%40black ``` When a repo has multiple initial commits, the oneline graph can get borked. It will put a commit * with no parent directly above the next commit * with no children. This gives the false impression that the two commits are a sequence on a branch. E.g: * xxxxxxx update of A (#0011) * xxxxxxx merge of B->A (#0010) |\ | * xxxxxxx update of B (#0009) * | xxxxxxx update of A (#0008) * | xxxxxxx update of A (#0007) | * xxxxxxx update of B (#0006) | * xxxxxxx update of B (#0005) | * xxxxxxx inital commit B (#0004) | * xxxxxxx update of A' (#0003) | * xxxxxxx fork of A (#0002) |/ * xxxxxxx intial commit A (#0001) It should put a blank line after a commit without a parent, like so: * xxxxxxx update of A (#0011) * xxxxxxx merge of B->A (#0010) |\ | * xxxxxxx update of B (#0009) * | xxxxxxx update of A (#0008) * | xxxxxxx update of A (#0007) | * xxxxxxx update of B (#0006) | * xxxxxxx update of B (#0005) | * xxxxxxx inital commit B (#0004) | | * xxxxxxx update of A' (#0003) | * xxxxxxx fork of A (#0002) |/ * xxxxxxx intial commit A (#0001) Unless it is the last commit to be output. I hit this in the wild https://github.com/pdinc-oss/CipherShed.git, but now that the branches are merged the graph looks fine. -Jason -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - - - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - - - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This message is copyright PD Inc, subject to license 20080407P00. ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2014-12-20 00:53 Subject: Re: git log --graph --oneline issues (very small edge case) Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqqa92jcfbg.fsf%40gitster.dls.corp.google.com In-Reply-To: <71B93170AE5D4ED08EF12CED427299C4@black> ``` "Jason Pyeron" writes: > When a repo has multiple initial commits, the oneline graph can get borked. > > It will put a commit * with no parent directly above the next commit * > with no children. This gives the false impression that the two commits > are a sequence on a branch. Sounds vaguely familiar. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/236708/focus=239580 My preference is what I wrote after three-dash lines as "It may actually make sense ... If we did so, the output ... may look like this" there. ```