Re: Removal of "--merge-order"?

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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.

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~Randy
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