Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] rebase: note `preserve` merges may be a pull config option

[Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.email>]

small clarification,

On 11/06/2022 15:03, Philip Oakley wrote:
>> When pull.rebase is parsed, rebase.c::rebase_parse_value() is called
>> from builtin/pull.c::parse_config_rebase() and would trigger an
>> error, whether it comes from the pull.rebase or the branch.*.rebase
>> configuration variable.  An error() message already said that
>> 'preserve' was removed and 'merges' would be a replacement when it
>> happened.
>>
>> If the user has *not* reached this die() due to a configuration
>> variable, then there is not much point giving this new message,
>> either.
> From my perspective, users should then

That is, when users hit any of the `preserve-merges` error message, ... 
>  be purging _all_ their `preserve`
> configurations once they hit such errors. As the v2.34.0 change
> propagates through the Git ecosystem, hopefully it'll be a sufficient
> prompt for those who haven't realised that the option can be 'hidden' in
> their configuration options.