Re: Edit a rerere conflict resolution

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

Vincent van Ravesteijn <vfr@lyx.org> writes:

> Op 12-3-2012 21:01, Junio C Hamano schreef:
> ...
>> I haven't find it necessary in practice, as the re-fix for me
>> typically would go like this:
>>
>>      $ git merge other-branch
>>      ... rerere kicks in; eyeball the results
>>      ... ah, my earlier resolution is no longer correct
>>      $ edit $the_path
>>      ... test the result of manual edit in the context of the merged whole
>>      ... and be satisified
>>      $ git rerere forget $the_path
>>      $ git add $the_path
>>      $ git commit
>>      ... rerere records the updated resolution
>>
> This doesn't really work for me:
>
>      $ git merge other-branch
>      Auto-merging <path>
>      CONFLICT (content): Merge conflicts in <path>
>      Resolved '<path>' using previous resolution.
>      Automatic merge failed; fix conflicts and then commit the result.
>
>      $ git rerere status
>      $ git rerere forget <path>
>      error: no remembered resolution for <path>
>
>      $ edit <path>
>      $ git commit -a -m "fix"
>      ... no sign of rerere doing something.
>
> Why is this different from what you describe above, and how can I
> modify the recorded resolution ?

Do you have rerere.autoupdate set by any chance?  If so, don't.  At least
when you are trying to purge the broken rerere entry.