Hi, On Wed, 4 Apr 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> writes: > > >> > @@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ static int handle_file(const char *path, > >> > else if (!prefixcmp(buf, ">>>>>>> ")) { > >> > hunk_no++; > >> > hunk = 0; > >> > - if (memcmp(one->ptr, two->ptr, one->nr < two->nr ? > >> > + if (one->nr > two->nr || memcmp(one->ptr, two->ptr, > >> > + one->nr < two->nr ? > >> > one->nr : two->nr) > 0) { > >> > struct buffer *swap = one; > >> > one = two; > >> > > >> > in case that one conflicting region is prefix of the other one. > >> > >> If one is not a prefix of two but simply longer what does that > >> code do? > > > > You're right. With the eager merging algorithm, it is no longer possible > > that one side is a strict prefix of the other. > > > > So please forget about my comment. > > Now you confused me even more... > > Isn't there a case where one is full of text and two is empty? If one is empty, yes, there can be a conflict. I only did not think of the empty string as a prefix to everything, but you are right. Ciao, Dscho - 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