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Re: reverse-merge broken?

From: Kamesh Jayachandran <kamesh_at_collab.net>
Date: 2007-10-19 13:22:46 CEST

Mark Phippard wrote:
> On 10/19/07, Kamesh Jayachandran <kamesh@collab.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>> We absolutely have to perform the reverse merge, regardless of mergeinfo
>>> on the merge target.
>>>
>>>
>> As I voiced my opinion on other email, what about *allow repeat reverse
>> merge from merge source same as that of the target only*.?
>>
>
> That actually seems like a good idea to me. You are saying if I am in
> trunk, and I do a reverse merge of any change that occurred in trunk
> it would allow it and do it like it does in 1.4. But, if I did a
> reverse merge in trunk by specifying changes from some branch it would
> use the mergeinfo to determine what to do?
>
>
Yes.

> If so, then I think that makes a lot of sense and is justifiable. I'd
> probably even argue that it ought to be working like that already has
> /trunk would not have mergeinfo about itself anyway .. would it? If I
> make a change and commit, I do not get mergeinfo added. So without
> this logic, I could not reverse merge that commit.
>
>
It won't, but it can come via a merge from its copy back to itself.
i.e, svn cp trunk branches/b1; do some change on branches/b1; merge b1
to trunk;
Above chain of activity would bring along with change on branch b1 would
bring its 'copy from mergeinfo' that is trunk itself.

With regards
Kamesh Jayachandran

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