Subject: Re: [PATCH] xmerge.c: fix xdl_merge to conform with the manual

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2015 12:01:07 -0800

Anton Trunov <[email-masked]> writes:

> For the code version before applying this patch the following scenario
> will take place if "git merge -Xignore-all-space remote" gets executed.
>
> base file:
> 1st line
> 2nd line
>
> master file:
>   1st line
>   2nd line with substantial change
>
> remote file:
>               1st line
>               2nd line
>
> merge result file:
>   1st line
>   2nd line with substantial change
>
> So essentially it does what "git merge -s ours remote" does in case if
> all their changes are trivial.
> This seems like reasonable solution to me: we _are_ trying to ignore
> whitespace changes and we are explicit about it.

Now, the above makes readers wonder what happens when you merged
master into the remote.  I.e. in the opposite direction.