Re: [RFC/PATCH] cherry-pick/revert: add support for -X/--strategy-option

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Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Jonathan Nieder wrote:
>
>> For example, this would allow cherry-picking or reverting patches from
>> a piece of history with a different end-of-line style, like so:
>> 
>> 	$ git revert -Xrenormalize old-problematic-commit
>> 
>> Currently that is possible with manual use of merge-recursive but the
>> cherry-pick/revert porcelain does not expose the functionality.
>> 
>> While at it, document the existing support for --strategy.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@xxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> Thoughts?
>
> Ping?  I use this with -Xpatience fairly often.  Am I the only one who
> has wanted such a thing?

Pong, if you are pinging me.  I thought you wanted to only discuss it
first with RFC and meant to follow up on a real-for-inclusion patch.

The goal stated in the proposed commit log is a good thing to have, and
exactly the kind of thing -X<strategy option> interface was invented for
in the first place, I think.

I didn't look at the code though.
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