# \[RFC PATCH v1 15/17\] merge: use the "octopus" strategy without forking

- From: Alban Gruin \<hidden\>
- Date: 2020-06-25 12:49:19 
- List: git
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2020/06/7851057
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2020/06/7851045/t.md

```text
This teaches `git merge' to invoke the "octopus" strategy with a
function call instead of forking.

Signed-off-by: Alban Gruin <redacted>
---
 builtin/merge.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index d50b4ad6ad..53f64ddb87 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -748,6 +748,9 @@ static int try_merge_strategy(const char *strategy, struct commit_list *common,
 	} else if (!strcmp(strategy, "resolve"))
 		return merge_strategies_resolve(the_repository, common,
 						head_arg, remoteheads);
+	else if (!strcmp(strategy, "octopus"))
+		return merge_strategies_octopus(the_repository, common,
+						head_arg, remoteheads);
 	else {
 		return try_merge_command(the_repository,
 					 strategy, xopts_nr, xopts,
-- 
2.27.0.139.gc9c318d6bf

```