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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: "Julia Evans" <julia@jvns.ca>
Cc: "Julia Evans" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
	 git@vger.kernel.org,  "Patrick Steinhardt" <ps@pks.im>,
	 "Jeff King" <peff@peff.net>,
	 "D. Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/6] doc: add new gitmergeconflicts man page
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:22:23 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqq5wyos7g0.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <d330a5ba-cefd-4a4e-aef5-972a931d4d8c@app.fastmail.com> (Julia Evans's message of "Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:47:33 -0400")

"Julia Evans" <julia@jvns.ca> writes:

>> The value I wanted to bring on the table was to point out that the
>> changes are not just "one side did something", but "one side did
>> something where the other side had no opinion on (hence it didn't do
>> anything)".  It is the basis of how 3-way merge works and helps to
>> resolve the example for removal of both.
>
> Oh, I see.  This is such a simple example that IMO trying to explain
> in more detail exactly "why" the resolution is correct risks confusing
> people. My goal with saying "one side removed 'banana'" is just
> to give an example of how to read what the merge conflict above is
> saying, since the syntax might be new to people.

OK.  Other than that, I do not think anybody saw an issue in this
iteration, and I suspect that we are reaching the point of diminishing
returns.  Let me mark the topic as ready for 'next'.

THanks.

  reply	other threads:[~2026-10-26 17:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 109+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-24 14:44 [PATCH 0/7] [doc] Add new page on merge conflicts Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-09-24 14:44 ` [PATCH 1/7] [doc] Add new gitmergeconflicts man page Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-09-24 20:36   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-24 22:04     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-30 13:19   ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-09-30 19:53     ` Julia Evans
2026-09-30 20:37       ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-01  5:14         ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-01 12:10           ` Julia Evans
2026-10-02 17:58         ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-05 16:54       ` Julia Evans
2026-10-05 17:22         ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-05 19:11           ` Julia Evans
2026-09-24 14:44 ` [PATCH 2/7] [doc] git-merge: link to new merge conflicts guide Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-09-25 16:36   ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-09-25 16:59     ` Julia Evans
2026-09-25 18:19       ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-25 19:32         ` Ben Knoble
2026-09-25 21:49           ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-25 19:34       ` Ben Knoble
2026-10-02 17:01       ` Julia Evans
2026-10-02 17:50         ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-02 18:53           ` Julia Evans
2026-10-02 21:38             ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-03  2:25         ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-10-03  4:12           ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-30 13:19   ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-09-24 14:44 ` [PATCH 3/7] [doc] git-rebase: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-09-24 14:44 ` [PATCH 4/7] [doc] git-revert: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-09-24 14:44 ` [PATCH 5/7] [doc] git-cherry-pick: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-09-25 17:17   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-28 20:58     ` Julia Evans
2026-09-28 21:25       ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-24 14:44 ` [PATCH 6/7] [doc] git-pull: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-09-24 14:44 ` [PATCH 7/7] [doc] ignore conflict markers in gitmergeconflicts.adoc Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-07 21:21   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-09 12:06     ` Julia Evans
2026-09-24 22:20 ` [PATCH 0/7] [doc] Add new page on merge conflicts Junio C Hamano
2026-09-24 23:37   ` Jeff King
2026-09-28 20:41     ` Julia Evans
2026-09-29  1:32       ` Jeff King
2026-09-29  1:56         ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-25 16:25 ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-10-02 17:39   ` Julia Evans
2026-10-03  2:29     ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-10-05 18:49       ` Julia Evans
2026-10-06 16:53         ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-10-06 17:09           ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-10-09 12:00 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-09 12:00   ` [PATCH v2 1/6] doc: add new gitmergeconflicts man page Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-09 17:58     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-09 18:53       ` Julia Evans
2026-10-09 21:54         ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-10  1:45         ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-09 12:00   ` [PATCH v2 2/6] doc: git-merge: link to new merge conflicts guide Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-09 18:20     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-09 12:00   ` [PATCH v2 3/6] doc: git-rebase: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-09 18:22     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-09 12:00   ` [PATCH v2 4/6] doc: git-revert: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-09 18:24     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-09 12:00   ` [PATCH v2 5/6] doc: git-cherry-pick: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-09 18:26     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-09 20:12       ` Julia Evans
2026-10-09 12:00   ` [PATCH v2 6/6] doc: git-pull: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-09 18:27     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-09 15:41   ` [PATCH v2 0/6] [doc] Add new page on merge conflicts Junio C Hamano
2026-10-09 15:53     ` Julia Evans
2026-10-09 22:10     ` Ben Knoble
2026-10-09 18:36   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-12 14:53 ` [PATCH v3 " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-12 14:53   ` [PATCH v3 1/6] doc: add new gitmergeconflicts man page Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-12 18:16     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-14 19:24       ` Julia Evans
2026-10-14 22:08         ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-13 11:07     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-14 19:50       ` Julia Evans
2026-10-12 14:53   ` [PATCH v3 2/6] doc: git-merge: link to new merge conflicts guide Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-12 14:53   ` [PATCH v3 3/6] doc: git-rebase: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-12 14:53   ` [PATCH v3 4/6] doc: git-revert: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-12 14:53   ` [PATCH v3 5/6] doc: git-cherry-pick: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-13 11:07     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-12 14:53   ` [PATCH v3 6/6] doc: git-pull: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-12 15:53   ` [PATCH v3 0/6] [doc] Add new page on merge conflicts D. Ben Knoble
2026-10-12 20:44     ` Julia Evans
2026-10-12 18:17   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-12 18:37     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-23 14:04 ` [PATCH v4 " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-23 14:04   ` [PATCH v4 1/6] doc: add new gitmergeconflicts man page Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-23 19:14     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-26 12:35       ` Julia Evans
2026-10-26 14:37         ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-26 14:47           ` Julia Evans
2026-10-26 17:22             ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2026-10-23 14:04   ` [PATCH v4 2/6] doc: git-merge: link to new merge conflicts guide Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-23 14:04   ` [PATCH v4 3/6] doc: git-rebase: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-23 14:04   ` [PATCH v4 4/6] doc: git-revert: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-23 14:04   ` [PATCH v4 5/6] doc: git-cherry-pick: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-23 14:04   ` [PATCH v4 6/6] doc: git-pull: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-23 14:18   ` [PATCH v4 0/6] [doc] Add new page on merge conflicts Ben Knoble
2026-10-23 16:00   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-23 16:06   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-23 16:18     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-26 12:39 ` [PATCH v5 " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-26 12:40   ` [PATCH v5 1/6] doc: add new gitmergeconflicts man page Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-26 12:40   ` [PATCH v5 2/6] doc: git-merge: link to new merge conflicts guide Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-26 12:40   ` [PATCH v5 3/6] doc: git-rebase: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-26 12:40   ` [PATCH v5 4/6] doc: git-revert: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-26 12:40   ` [PATCH v5 5/6] doc: git-cherry-pick: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2026-10-26 12:40   ` [PATCH v5 6/6] doc: git-pull: " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget

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