Thread (1 message) 1 message, 1 author, 2016-06-15

Re: [PATCH] rev-list docs: clarify --topo-order description

From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:54:28

Thomas Rast [off-list ref] writes:
So the --topo-order switch *ensures* that we process commits in
topological order even in the face of skewed clocks.
Yes, I *think* that I attempted to show with the illustration.
I suspect that
quoted
+	their parents, but this tries to avoid showing commits on
+	multiple lines of history intermixed.
is just a fortunate side effect of the topological sort.
I am not sure if it is "side effect"; I *think* it was the "primary
objective" we added topo-order in the first place.
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