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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Josh Brunton <josh.brunton@proton.me>
Cc: "git@vger.kernel.org" <git@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Proposal to add a delimiter between unrelated history in git-log --graph --oneline
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 08:32:18 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqfrn49wcd.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <FNUesYPDfyA16MXr4g9q7vW9OQ6bfbUK1umvVjONQNgEsQJZV5sIvRX9MlHfRILe4-hhINNy59uNjywL4abyJT43JVYjXU0ofUGWKQo0lFA=@proton.me> (Josh Brunton's message of "Tue, 03 Dec 2024 17:29:46 +0000")

Josh Brunton <josh.brunton@proton.me> writes:

> There is a clear disconnect between commits dec7d4c 7260dff, showing that
> they represent 2 unrelated histories. However, passing --oneline as well produces
> the following output:
> * e5698bf (main2) History 2 - Add SECURITY.md
> * 7260dff History 2 - Add .gitattributes
> * dec7d4c (HEAD -> main) History 1 - Add README.md
> * 3f25318 History 1 - Add gitignore
> ...
> I therefore suggest that a separator line (perhaps a blank line) might be
> added between unrelated histories which would otherwise seem related in --oneline
> --graph.

Please do not do this.

If you find this a good way to separate two lines of histories:

> *   15177d2 (HEAD -> main) Merge branch 'main2'
> |\
> | * e5698bf (main2) History 2 - Add SECURITY.md
> | * 7260dff History 2 - Add .gitattributes
> * dec7d4c History 1 - Add README.md
> * 3f25318 History 1 - Add gitignore

then something like

  | * e5698bf (main2) History 2 - Add SECURITY.md
  | * 7260dff History 2 - Add .gitattributes
  * dec7d4c History 1 - Add README.md
  * 3f25318 History 1 - Add gitignore

would be much better than

  * e5698bf (main2) History 2 - Add SECURITY.md
  * 7260dff History 2 - Add .gitattributes

  * dec7d4c History 1 - Add README.md
  * 3f25318 History 1 - Add gitignore

that wastes valuable vertical screen estate.

I do not deeply care if the '|' part gets blanked out until two
histories are merged, iow, 

    * e5698bf (main2) History 2 - Add SECURITY.md
    * 7260dff History 2 - Add .gitattributes
  * dec7d4c History 1 - Add README.md
  * 3f25318 History 1 - Add gitignore

is fine as well.

      reply	other threads:[~2024-12-03 23:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-12-03 17:29 [RFC] Proposal to add a delimiter between unrelated history in git-log --graph --oneline Josh Brunton
2024-12-03 23:32 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]

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