Re: Edit a rerere conflict resolution

Vincent van Ravesteijn [off-list ref] writes:

Op 12-3-2012 21:01, Junio C Hamano schreef:
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I haven't find it necessary in practice, as the re-fix for me
typically would go like this:

     $ git merge other-branch
     ... rerere kicks in; eyeball the results
     ... ah, my earlier resolution is no longer correct
     $ edit $the_path
     ... test the result of manual edit in the context of the merged whole
     ... and be satisified
     $ git rerere forget $the_path
     $ git add $the_path
     $ git commit
     ... rerere records the updated resolution

What scenario do you have in mind that you would need to re-fix more
resolution than you need?

Context:
I have a number of topic branches that modify the fileformat version
and also the fileformat conversion routines. When merging all those
branches into an integration branch (like you regenerate pu),...
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But well, if the experts don't feel the need, I will search further to
implement something that you do think is useful ;).

"It is not useful for experts" is not a reason to reject a feature.
As long as it is useful for general audience, it is OK to have it;
the experts can just choose not to use it.

I have experienced the same "Ah, no longer that earlier resolution
is a good one" or "Oops, that earlier resolution was busted" when
reintegrating 'pu', just like you do in your integration branch, and
the way I illustrated above is only a small part of the larger
workflow.  I run the automated integration the usual way, rewind the
HEAD to the problematic commit, run the above procedure to update
the rerere database, and then re-run the automated integration.

That way, I have a chance to _test_ the updated entry in the rerere
databae in isolation, without the other noise that comes on top of
the problematic merge in 'pu'.

The problem I have with "rerere edit" is it is an offline process,
and to validate that the update is correct, I would have to have the
problematic merge in my working tree once _anyway_.  And at that
point, updating the target file in the working tree and recording
the updated resolution using the usual "git rerere" feels a more
natural way to do so, and more importantly, it is a more convenient
way to do the "update and validate".  On the other hand, "rerere
edit" is a more convenient way to "update but not validate the
result".

So I do not think the distinction is "expert" vs "others".