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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cache-tree: populate cache-tree on successful merge
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:50:08 -0700
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David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com> writes:

> When we unpack trees into an existing index, we discard the old index
> and replace it with the new, merged index.  Ensure that this index has
> its cache-tree populated.  This will make subsequent git status and
> commit commands faster.

Wouldn't it make repeated calls to "git merge" and friends to build
a long history slower, when the user does not run "git status" in
between?  E.g. "git cherry-pick -4 $other_topic", where you would
not even have a chance to run "git status" in the middle.  What do
the pros-and-cons look like?