From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD,T_DKIM_INVALID shortcircuit=no autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A5D6202A7 for ; Sun, 2 Jul 2017 12:03:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751700AbdGBMDL (ORCPT ); Sun, 2 Jul 2017 08:03:11 -0400 Received: from mail-pg0-f65.google.com ([74.125.83.65]:34112 "EHLO mail-pg0-f65.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751611AbdGBMDK (ORCPT ); Sun, 2 Jul 2017 08:03:10 -0400 Received: by mail-pg0-f65.google.com with SMTP id j186so20215144pge.1 for ; Sun, 02 Jul 2017 05:03:09 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=message-id:subject:from:to:date:disposition-notification-to :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=ap1qqUIctW1li5OnB6nBsV5hkyns03Dql8k4tbKRlN8=; b=aI2lK6NYdDlsWCwM5wqTr/elgLlW3uohLoNXtH2tBkZBtgq38xiqHUQ8W7WWQ0sDnv IhpA+uYbP9kf/zEQTpKkg8nG0Dx0nGYfL6+F3WKZFy1ladyVxdjo/mYkezXXpybyioy5 rHM6vIK+UMrBhP9qsmPxJgu9vA2y8NPXNFmlKK+TXKKHKOh+qW0QzoskR7Uvg7JH4BQk wHc/oVpagNEyhHW8I0dy38b+1pkJYlmkpYs1GYtDnnJbXsDdrwpsi5hivuEN3Wx74QV0 mNKLLpK2pDHskqkpzyAGcfh4V9TYD0uwSnfzc0GjNp+60l43wI1lx3LcldRsQNidSwtj iXfA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:message-id:subject:from:to:date :disposition-notification-to:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=ap1qqUIctW1li5OnB6nBsV5hkyns03Dql8k4tbKRlN8=; b=RRd9PJ8JynukOFAvsSOk2gcdBrucxCRpQOnwszm5d+/IwO7jKFHTsavDp/sBHq2024 Lw2VhxZNvP7oV3VA8AqJn0s6ljT5YO2hLkjOxNu1HqB6XZsGgoDYs0jSYytybhJShbh5 oMl8K/w1rDkeZkBapuOhkT7wa4/fMP8XeqRqFCS68mfFODn1gMBLObsRpUKCCP6Ht4n6 YFaJRHl6h70s0bzycUPvIcthi5ZrRyLzyfZrJR+8GEZtOKZUxhy0e1dJbzKSOPPaiDEJ xSqNH5gNtN1N51lIjntnI+kxYmZkZRnlCgjsZ0dTkChP/DIOlRZx9xwsmLwfofZTZBUo MQPA== X-Gm-Message-State: AIVw113fdFTANjzHrCHWvsAsfJ4aWPCD81Jo1rU/2OlhVMfI0P/7BK3h 9Z/CvI2Wt2Qx4n/70RE= X-Received: by 10.99.101.132 with SMTP id z126mr747346pgb.64.1498996989296; Sun, 02 Jul 2017 05:03:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from unique-pc ([218.248.21.162]) by smtp.googlemail.com with ESMTPSA id w85sm37332321pfj.115.2017.07.02.05.03.06 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Sun, 02 Jul 2017 05:03:08 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1498996988.26970.1.camel@gmail.com> Subject: Why doesn't merge fail if message has only sign-off? From: Kaartic Sivaraam To: git@vger.kernel.org Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2017 17:33:08 +0530 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" X-Mailer: Evolution 3.22.6-1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Cyberoam-smtpxy-version: 1.0.6.3 X-Cyberoam-AV-Policy: default X-CTCH-Error: Unable to connect local ctasd Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org While trying to merge a branch using "git merge" if a merge message consists only of a "Sign-off" line it doesn't fail. To be consistent with the behaviour of "git commit" shouldn't the merge fail? -- Kaartic