Re: [feature request] embed original commit info in cherry-pick

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On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 12:30:33PM -0600, Chris Friesen wrote:

> 
> If I cherry-pick a  bugfix from a more recent version of a project, it
> would be useful to have an indication somewhere in the commit
> information of where it originally came from.
> 
> That way, if I then upgrade to a newer version of the software it
> becomes obvious that I don't need to worry about porting that commit
> forwards because it's already been handled upstream.
> 
> As it stands, it's not immediately obvious what was cherry-picked vs
> what was developed locally.

Have you tried cherry-pick -x?

-Peff
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