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=-4.9 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD, STOX_REPLY_TYPE shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham 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 19FE02070F for ; Mon, 19 Sep 2016 20:12:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753000AbcISUMw (ORCPT ); Mon, 19 Sep 2016 16:12:52 -0400 Received: from smtp-out-3.talktalk.net ([62.24.135.67]:12243 "EHLO smtp-out-3.talktalk.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752901AbcISUMv (ORCPT ); Mon, 19 Sep 2016 16:12:51 -0400 Received: from PhilipOakley ([92.22.33.116]) by smtp.talktalk.net with SMTP id m4vobetWAxR4bm4vobyf9z; Mon, 19 Sep 2016 21:12:49 +0100 X-Originating-IP: [92.22.33.116] X-Spam: 0 X-OAuthority: v=2.2 cv=JNN5iICb c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=7PoCAWDTb98b1EGiAsJI/w==:117 a=7PoCAWDTb98b1EGiAsJI/w==:17 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=ybZZDoGAAAAA:8 a=xtxXYLxNAAAA:8 a=3Eyz6yWsl_VLsd-ZWU0A:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=0RhZnL1DYvcuLYC8JZ5M:22 a=xts0dhWdiJbonKbuqhAr:22 Message-ID: Reply-To: "Philip Oakley" From: "Philip Oakley" To: "Junio C Hamano" Cc: "Michael J Gruber" , "Git List" References: <2AD952BD65034D25BF26C7F138D24F25@PhilipOakley><3b06b9ee-3975-acf1-41d8-02b774a2dd3c@drmicha.warpmail.net><989F47918A374EEF8C7FECD3CFC6767E@PhilipOakley> Subject: Re: clarification of `rev-list --no-walk ^`? Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 21:12:51 +0100 Organization: OPDS MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfGbs+/WrKapqUFsLgAz+xIWFXtqSJezGQM/KJaWCNIb/wGIRNIEfx9yO6xhHddJ0MgF+jtt0lpD7LM1Rcbasf07f1l7nrZyeIktPamfR5F0SZc2eu81J EY9hbBNbDIbmsbOQpyfpKjZEir6ys2jY8s+5t5J1OddligON5GMuUTcEOi20/1YUyLVT/7CVEj0JScBqGdUiJ3BfEsqi+wRn6SVyY/ohzez5GrbdRdboyU3k Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org From: "Junio C Hamano" > "Philip Oakley" writes: > >>> Philip probably has a >>> confused notion Hi Junio, Could you clarify a particular point from here.. > The "--no-walk" tells the rev-list machinery "I have only positives; > do not traverse from them AT ALL but just use these positives". > Only under that condition, the order of the positive ends you list > on the command line matters. What does "--do-walk" do ("Overrides a previous --no-walk"), and when would it be applied? -- Philip