Re: [RFC/PATCH 0/2] merge-base: add --merge-child option

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On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 10:02:39PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Kevin Bracey <kevin@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > On 12/05/2013 19:58, John Keeping wrote:
> >>
> >> With the patch below, the --ancestry-path version drops to under 2
> >> seconds.
> >>
> >> I'm not sure if this is a good idea though.  It helps me say "I know
> >> nothing that isn't on the ancestry path can be patch-identical, so don't
> >> bother checking if it is" but it regresses users who want the full
> >> cherry-pick check while only limiting the output.
> >
> > Hmm. Should an excluded commit be a valid comparator? Is it
> > sensible/correct to show a left commit as "=" to a right commit that
> > has been excluded by the revision specifiers? Doesn't sound right to
> > me.
> 
> Neither to me.

OK.  I'll add some tests and send a proper patch once 1.8.3 is out of
the way.
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