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authorRalf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>2010-09-13 22:09:41 +0200
committerRalf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>2010-09-13 22:09:41 +0200
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* HACKING: Hint at old commits with `git describe' output.
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the active branches descending from the buggy commit. This offers a
simple way to fix the bug consistently and effectively.
+* When referring to older commits, use 'git describe' output as pointer.
+
* There may be a number of longer-lived feature branches for new developments.
They should be based off of a common ancestor of all active branches to
which the feature should be merged later. The next branch may serve as