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You can now use --first-parent when you bisect to ensure bisect doesn't go into branches but stays on the main branch. https://git-scm.com/docs/git-bisect#Docu
by rjmunro 4y ago
You can now use --first-parent when you bisect to ensure bisect doesn't go into branches but stays on the main branch.
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-bisect#Documentation/git-bisect.txt---first-parent https://git-scm.com/docs/git-bisect#Documentation/git-bisect...
- Arch-TK 4y agoI don't see how this solves the problem of patches which fix up previous patches. This workflow doesn't require using merges, but it will introduce situations (irrespective of whether you use --first-parent or not) where patches fix previous patches potentially leaving a gap where code doesn't compile, doesn't run, or doesn't pass tests.