From 4d15c85556891bfdddfb90b6be056b08079696bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elijah Newren Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 23:50:50 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] merge-strategies.txt: avoid giving special preference to patience algorithm We already have diff-algorithm that explains why there are special diff algorithms, so we do not need to re-explain patience. patience exists as its own toplevel option for historical reasons, but there's no reason to give it special preference or document it again and suggest it's more important than other diff algorithms, so just refer to it as a deprecated shorthand for `diff-algorithm=patience`. Acked-by: Derrick Stolee Acked-by: Johannes Schindelin Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/merge-strategies.txt | 6 +----- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt b/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt index e298812458..b54bcf68f2 100644 --- a/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt +++ b/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt @@ -37,11 +37,7 @@ theirs;; no 'theirs' merge strategy to confuse this merge option with. patience;; - With this option, 'merge-recursive' spends a little extra time - to avoid mismerges that sometimes occur due to unimportant - matching lines (e.g., braces from distinct functions). Use - this when the branches to be merged have diverged wildly. - See also linkgit:git-diff[1] `--patience`. + Deprecated synonym for `diff-algorithm=patience`. diff-algorithm=[patience|minimal|histogram|myers];; Use a different diff algorithm while merging, which can help