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From: "Lars Hoss" <lars@woeye.net>
Subject: Re: [BUG] git status doesn't handle submodules properly on OSX
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:53:03 +0200 (CEST)
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>> So something between 1.5.6.5 and 1.6.0-rc0 broke it for me.
>> A quick diff between the two version revealed a lot of changes. Thus
>> tracking down the issue might not be easy for someone who is not
>> involved
>> in the code.
>
> Start with:
>
> $ git bisect start v1.6.0-rc0 v1.5.6.5 v1.6.0~6^2 v1.6.0.2~16^2  # [*]
>
> and test the version that this command gives you. Then say either
>
> $ git bisect good  # if the version works
> $ git bisect bad   # if the version fails
>
> Test again and repeat until the command tells you "First bad revision
> is..." and report back. (Finally, say 'git bisect reset' to get you back
> to where you started.)
>
> [*] The revisions v1.6.0~6^2 v1.6.0.2~16^2 are from gitk and git-gui,
> which we assume are good.
>
> -- Hannes

Wow, thank you Hannes! Will do so.