Re: git-name-rev off-by-one bug

Linus Torvalds [off-list ref] writes:

If we left things in the index in an unmerged state, we'd be guaranteed to 
either _fail_ that git commit unless somebody has done the 
git-update-index (or names the files specifically on the commit command 
line, which will do it for you).

So I think I agree. 

I suspect we are saying the same thing.  Funny.