Junio C Hamano wrote (2008-05-24 18:28 -0700): > Adam Simpkins <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > Okay. Here's a simple patch to restore the behavior of always > > printing 'M' for merge commits, even if less than 2 parents are > > shown in the graph. > > I have to wonder if that is really necessary. A merge commit, unless > you amend it, always starts with "Merge ...", and I think it is enough > clue of what the particular commit did. Besides, I think letter "M" > in the pictorial part of the graph simply looks rather ugly. > > I would even suggest not to use 'M' at all, whether its parents are > interesting or not. I don't have strong opinions on this, although I prefer different symbols for these conceptually different commits - in the current graph view. But if in the future someone implements an option like log.unicodegraph=true which displays the graph with nice Unicode chars, then I think M's wouldn't quite fit there visually anymore. -- 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
