Re: [PATCH 1/3] Add "partial commit" tests during a conflicted merge

Johannes Sixt [off-list ref] writes:

Read again what I said: 'file' is the *ONLY* file that is different from
HEAD. Why should an explicit --only not work in this case?

I know what you said.

If you study the codepath, the code does not know nor care if 'file' is
the only one or if there are other changed paths.

Too much additional code is needed and for too little gain.