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Subject: Re: topological index field for commit objects
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On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Marc Strapetz
<marc.strapetz@syntevo.com> wrote:
> This is no RFE but rather recurring thoughts whenever I'm working with
> commit graphs: a topological index attribute for commit objects would be
> incredible useful. By "topological index" I mean a simple integer for which
> following condition holds true:

Look for "generation numbers" in the list archive, perhaps?