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With one exception, we require the index to exactly match the current HEAD commit at the time git merge is invoked. This expectation was even documented in git-merge.txt until commit ebef7e5 (Documentation: simplify How Merge Works, 2010-01-23). Most merge strategies enforced this requirement, but it turns out not all did. The current exceptions were the following two: * ff updates * octopus merges ff updates actually will error out if the staged change is to a path modified between HEAD and the commit being merged. If the path(s) that are staged are files unrelated to the changes between these two commits, though, then an ff update will just keep these staged changes around after the merge. This is the one exception we expected to the abort-merge-if- index-doesn't-match-HEAD rule. For octopus merges, the rule should be enforced. Unfortunately, the current behavior of the code is to ignore the difference and use the staged changes in place of whatever is in HEAD as it proceeds to perform the merge. So if the staged changes can be cleanly merged with all the other heads, then the staged changes will just be incorported into the resulting commit. If the staged changes cannot be cleanly merged with all the other heads, the merge is not aborted -- merge conflicts are simply reported as if HEAD had originally contained whatever the index did. Add testcases that check our expectations. A subsequent commit will correct the erroneous octopus merge behavior. Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.
Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
Many Git online resources are accessible from http://git-scm.com/ including full documentation and Git related tools.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and Documentation/git-commandname.txt for documentation of each command. If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be read with "man gittutorial" or "git help tutorial", and the documentation of each command with "man git-commandname" or "git help commandname".
CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt ("man gitcvs-migration" or "git help cvs-migration" if git is installed).
The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission). To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are available at http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.
The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks