Another downside to the linear Git history that I noticed today: `git branch -d review/[number]` is less likely to succeed, because the commit was probably rebased on merge, so it’s now a different commit even if the version I had previously downloaded with `git review -d [number]` was still the latest version.
Am Di., 8. Juli 2025 um 14:49 Uhr schrieb Gergo Tisza <[email protected] >: > Whether a merge commit was created was more-or-less random, depending more > on the timing of the merge than on the relationship between the commits in > Gerrit (which itself is transient - if you merge a commit on the bottom of > the stack and then need to rebase the others, the relationship is lost). > Consistently not having merge commits is an improvement IMO. It also makes > a number of manual git operations easier. > > On Mon, Jul 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM Lucas Werkmeister < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I think I’m not a fan of this :/ it seems like it will obscure the >> relationship between chains of changes? Maybe it’ll still be visible in >> Gerrit (I haven’t checked), but surely not in “pure” git (e.g. in the CLI) >> – there would just be one long stream of commits with no indication that >> some of these used to be stacked together. >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikitech-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ -- Lucas Werkmeister (he/er) Software Engineer Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0 https://wikimedia.de Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our vision! https://spenden.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Charlottenburg, VR 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
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