Re: n-heads and patch dependency chains

[Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>]

Andreas Ericsson wrote:

> Wouldn't "git commit -M -b topic", for committing to a different branch
> than what is checked out (-b) and also to the checked out branch (-M)
> have the same beneficial effects, but without the complexity of hydras
> and patch dependency theory? It would only remove the cherry-pick stage
> though, but perhaps it's good enough. Although when I think about it, -b
> <branch> for committing to another branch and -B <branch> for doing the
> above probably makes more sense.

Do you mean that you commit current state to the checked out (working)
branch, and commit *changes* (i.e. apply patch) to a different branch?

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Jakub Narebski
Warsaw, Poland