Re: [PATCH 2/2] Fix t3404 assumption that `wc -l` does not use whitespace.

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

Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:

> On Mon, 28 Apr 2008, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
>> 
>> > Maybe an example would help:
>> >
>> > -- snip --
>> > pick abcdefg This is the first commit to be picked
>> > reset cdefghij
>> > pick zyxwvux A commit in a side-branch
>> > merge recursive abcdefg
>> > -- snap --
>> 
>> Indeed it does.  "reset cdefghij" --- does it reset to the exact cdefghij
>> commit, or cdefghij commit after rewriting?
>
> In the example, it would be the original commit.  However, a "reset 
> abcdefg" _after_ the "pick abcdefg" line would refer to the _rewritten_ 
> commit.
>
> The rationale: you are most likely not wanting to reference _both_ the 
> original _and_ the rewritten commit.

That means moving the lines around inside the todo insn list makes the
same "reset cdefghij" mean different things.

That's insanity.

At least, if you use marks, you could detect a user error that references
a mark before it is defined.