When asking Git to merge a tag (such as a signed tag or annotated tag), it will always create a merge commit even if fast-forward was possible. It's like having --no-ff present on the command line. It's a difference from the default behavior described in git-merge.txt. It should be documented as an exception of "FAST-FORWARD MERGE" section and "--ff" option description. Signed-off-by: Yann Droneaud <ydroneaud@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-merge.txt | 9 +++++++++ Documentation/merge-options.txt | 2 +- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge.txt b/Documentation/git-merge.txt index c852a26..84bc873 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt @@ -170,6 +170,15 @@ happens: If you tried a merge which resulted in complex conflicts and want to start over, you can recover with `git merge --abort`. +MERGING TAG +----------- + +When merging a tag (annotated or signed), Git will create a merge commit +even if a fast-forward merge is possible (see above). +The commit message template will be created from the tag message. +Additionally, the signature check will be reported as a comment +if the tag was signed. See also linkgit:git-tag[1]. + HOW CONFLICTS ARE PRESENTED --------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/merge-options.txt b/Documentation/merge-options.txt index 0bcbe0a..70d1ec0 100644 --- a/Documentation/merge-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/merge-options.txt @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ set to `no` at the beginning of them. --ff:: When the merge resolves as a fast-forward, only update the branch pointer, without creating a merge commit. This is the default - behavior. + behavior (except when merging a tag). --no-ff:: Create a merge commit even when the merge resolves as a -- 1.7.11.7 -- To unsubscribe from this list: 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