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From: Sam Vilain <sam@vilain.net>
Subject: Re: linearising TopGit forests into patch series (was: [ANNOUNCE]
	TopGit - A different patch queue manager)
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On Fri, 2008-08-08 at 14:06 -0300, martin f krafft wrote:
> Hm, I am not entirely following. I understand that I can get
> a topological list of branches, but why don't I need the diff from
> branch-base to branch-head?

Well, if the patches can be assembled into it, why would you?

> Also, what happens if branches cross-merge?

Not really a problem, just need to provide a diff against one (or even
both) of the merge bases to the merge commit, and have it labeled as
being a relatively disinteresting patch that merges X with Y.

Sam.