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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] git-merge-base: follow 'prior' links to find merge bases
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Sam Vilain <sam.vilain@catalyst.net.nz> writes:

> From: Sam Vilain <sam.vilain@catalyst.net.nz>
>
> It is possible that a good merge base may be found looking via "prior"
> links as well.  We follow them where possible.

You need to define what "prior" means before making decision
like that.  If "prior" can mean cherry-picked one from unrelated
line of development, the above reasoning does not apply.