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.