Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Cascading patchlogs with star-merge

[Robert Anderson]

James Blackwell wrote:

> >  Commit patch-N in archive 1
> >  star-merge from archive 1 into archive 2, then commit, creating patch-M there
> >  star-merge from archive 2 into archive 1, commit creating patch-N+1 there
> >  star-merge from archive 1 into archive 2, creating patch-M+1
> >  ... etc
> >
> > This can go on forever, and the only things getting added to the working
> > copies each time are patch logs.  I was looking to automate the sharing
> > of patches like this, but found that it never stopped.
> >    
>
> Its up to you and him to notice that the only thing that changed was
> patch logs. If you star merge somebody and the only change you see is
> patchlogs, then why would you commit that to your tree?
Why should I have to merge it to find out it's something I didn't want?

Bob