On Fri, 24 Feb 2006, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > > On Fri, 24 Feb 2006, Randy.Dunlap wrote: > > > > I'm just a lowly user, but I see people trying to export git > > trees to other SCMs, and they seem to prefer merge-order. > > This is your chance to correct me about: > > (a) how I am wrong; (b) how they are wrong. 8;) > > Well, I didn't even realize anybody at all was using it. I've never seen > any mention of it, and considering how ungodly slow it is, I would have > expected somebody to pipe up about it.. > > I did a google search for "git" and "merge-order", and the only actual use > (as opposed to mention in a man-page) I found in the 20 hits google showed > was an old version of gitk. > > > I've heard/seen you say that merge-order is not interesting, > > but I still believe that *your* merge order of the Linux kernel > > tree is almost all that people really care about. > > Could you actually point to somebody using it? They're hiding it well. Other than Ryan's reply, I found 2 users in a quick search, but they have already stated that they are willing to change, so I don't see objections unless someone else comes forward. (Martin Langhoff, archimport) http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=git&m=112682069025547&w=2 Jon Seymour: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=git&m=112998877717814&w=2 > > Apparently I needed to go to LCA to hear you discuss git. > > I certainly never delved into any of that.. Darn. -- ~Randy - : send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html