linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] merge: Make merge strategy message follow the diffstat

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Message-ID: <CACsJy8BmFgssTAh=1U7JgBsGG-tSaWXQzZeODND3icXY3QUxug@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:27:01 +0700
From:	Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@...il.com>
To:	Junio C Hamano <gitster@...ox.com>
Cc:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
	Liam Girdwood <lrg@...com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Git Mailing List <git@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] merge: Make merge strategy message follow the diffstat

On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 2:12 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@...ox.com> wrote:
> Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com> writes:
>
>> By moving the message after the diffstat, there is a better chance that
>> people will be aware they've done a pointless merge commit.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
>
> I think the goal of the change may be worthy

Still, diffstat from a fetch/pull is sometimes too verbose. It'd be
better if we have something that fit in one screen (dirstat or maybe
just a first few lines from diffstat then ellipsis) then refer users
to "git diff --stat HEAD@{1}" for more detail stat.
-- 
Duy
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