From e7c105fd73dbede4d00c1f26ad2273d49fabd0da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?utf8?q?Gerd=20M=C3=B6llmann?= Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2022 10:25:28 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] ; Mention git bisect's --first-parent in admin/notes/repo --- admin/notes/repo | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/admin/notes/repo b/admin/notes/repo index 2185c5a0036..afba3dca8f8 100644 --- a/admin/notes/repo +++ b/admin/notes/repo @@ -128,6 +128,11 @@ again. This is a semi-automated way to find the revision that introduced a bug. Browse 'git help bisect' for technical instructions. +Depending on what you want to do, it can be helpful to start bisecing +with the option '--first-parent', like `git bisect start +--first-parent', which makes bisect ignore commits coming into a +branch from merges. + * Maintaining ChangeLog history Older ChangeLog entries are kept in history files named ChangeLog.1, -- 2.39.2