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Please let me squash a merge commit (lemmy.nz)

submitted 3 months ago by jxk@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I can come up with some contrived examples. Maybe someone screwed up the history and they're trying to repair it such that no one needs to worry about a rebase on their next pull? "compliance"/legal/cya reasons? I also wish to know!