On 04/27/2016 11:04 PM, Tom Lane wrote: >> There is no value in providing exact message matches when the backpatch >> occurs even after one other commit in the master branch. > > Actually, git_changelog can merge identically-messaged commits despite > intervening commits. It's set up to not merge commits more than 24 hours > apart, though. We could loosen that requirement but I'm afraid it would > make things confusing to merge far-apart commits.
ISTM that git_changelog should be looking at the AuthorDate instead of the CommitDate. Then it would work correctly for backpatches done using cherry-pick. -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
