From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: "Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>,
Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>,
Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] git-merge.txt: modernize word choice in "True merge" section
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:36:06 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqr0smp5ft.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <62b68829c5aeaa28a79192b55058e87a0ef72816.1681495119.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget's message of "Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:58:36 +0000")
"Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
> From: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>
>
> The "True merge" section of the 'git merge' documentation mentions that
> in case of conflicts, the conflicted working tree files contain "the
> result of the "merge" program". This probably refers to RCS' 'merge'
> program, which is mentioned further down under "How conflicts are
> presented".
>
> Since it is not clear at that point of the document which program is
> referred to, and since most modern readers probably do not relate to RCS
> anyway, let's just write "the merge operation" instead.
Good.
I suspect that the original refers literally to the RCS's merge
program. Until caba139d (Use git-merge-file in git-merge-one-file,
too, 2006-12-22) switched to use our poor-man's substitute for
"merge", we used to invoke "merge" for three-way merge.
We no longer do, and a more generic "merge operation" is certainly a
lot more appropriate in today's world.
> can inspect the stages with `git ls-files -u`). The working
> - tree files contain the result of the "merge" program; i.e. 3-way
> + tree files contain the result of the merge operation; i.e. 3-way
> merge results with familiar conflict markers `<<<` `===` `>>>`.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-04-14 20:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-04-14 17:58 [PATCH 0/5] Document 'AUTO_MERGE' and more special refs Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2023-04-14 17:58 ` [PATCH 1/5] revisions.txt: document " Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2023-04-14 18:49 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-15 5:18 ` Felipe Contreras
2023-04-14 19:49 ` Victoria Dye
2023-04-14 21:14 ` Taylor Blau
2023-04-15 5:35 ` Felipe Contreras
2023-04-14 17:58 ` [PATCH 2/5] completion: complete REVERT_HEAD and BISECT_HEAD Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2023-04-14 20:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-14 17:58 ` [PATCH 3/5] git-merge.txt: modernize word choice in "True merge" section Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2023-04-14 20:36 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2023-04-14 17:58 ` [PATCH 4/5] Documentation: document AUTO_MERGE Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2023-04-14 21:41 ` Taylor Blau
2023-04-15 5:08 ` Eric Sunshine
2023-04-15 7:08 ` Elijah Newren
2023-04-15 8:55 ` Eric Sunshine
2023-04-16 3:05 ` Elijah Newren
2023-04-15 7:03 ` Elijah Newren
2023-04-15 15:36 ` Philippe Blain
2023-04-15 23:31 ` Elijah Newren
2023-04-14 17:58 ` [PATCH 5/5] completion: complete AUTO_MERGE Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2023-04-14 18:34 ` [PATCH 0/5] Document 'AUTO_MERGE' and more special refs Junio C Hamano
2023-04-14 19:49 ` Victoria Dye
2023-04-15 7:09 ` Elijah Newren
2023-04-16 10:26 ` Chris Torek
2023-05-22 19:28 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] " Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2023-05-22 19:28 ` [PATCH v2 1/6] revisions.txt: use description list for " Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2023-05-22 19:28 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] revisions.txt: document more " Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2023-05-22 19:28 ` [PATCH v2 3/6] completion: complete REVERT_HEAD and BISECT_HEAD Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2023-05-22 19:28 ` [PATCH v2 4/6] git-merge.txt: modernize word choice in "True merge" section Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2023-05-22 19:29 ` [PATCH v2 5/6] Documentation: document AUTO_MERGE Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2023-05-22 19:29 ` [PATCH v2 6/6] completion: complete AUTO_MERGE Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2023-06-01 6:18 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] Document 'AUTO_MERGE' and more special refs Elijah Newren
2023-06-01 7:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-06-01 7:30 ` Junio C Hamano
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