Sync with 1.7.9.6

diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.9.6.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.9.6.txt
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..74bf882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.9.6.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Git v1.7.9.6 Release Notes
+==========================
+
+Fixes since v1.7.9.5
+--------------------
+
+ * "git merge $tag" to merge an annotated tag always opens the editor
+   during an interactive edit session. v1.7.10 series introduced an
+   environment variable GIT_MERGE_AUTOEDIT to help older scripts decline
+   this behaviour, but the maintenance track should also support it.
+
+Also contains minor fixes and documentation updates.

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 7ccb55d148e476993e7f5bd31f8d80dc2f05d7f7..ae34e8a7f6b34d81550f0adf60098b075e8b7757 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master'
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
-* link:v1.7.9.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.9.5]
+* link:v1.7.9.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.9.6]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.9.6.txt[1.7.9.6],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.9.5.txt[1.7.9.5],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.9.4.txt[1.7.9.4],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.9.3.txt[1.7.9.3],
@@ -54,9 +55,10 @@ Documentation for older releases are available here:
   link:RelNotes/1.7.9.1.txt[1.7.9.1],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.9.txt[1.7.9].
 
-* link:v1.7.8.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.8.4]
+* link:v1.7.8.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.8.5]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.8.5.txt[1.7.8.5],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.8.4.txt[1.7.8.4],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.8.3.txt[1.7.8.3],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.8.2.txt[1.7.8.2],

diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index cb8f14910b93edb7f1bfa6a4ee82f6a3d9fd7e40..08e01e8a60d7d7f9c60e9e7a3a2f8b4d66c12ce3 100644 (file)
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -1325,11 +1325,8 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                if (!fast_forward_only &&
                    merge_remote_util(commit) &&
                    merge_remote_util(commit)->obj &&
-                   merge_remote_util(commit)->obj->type == OBJ_TAG) {
-                       if (option_edit < 0)
-                               option_edit = 1;
+                   merge_remote_util(commit)->obj->type == OBJ_TAG)
                        allow_fast_forward = 0;
-               }
        }
 
        if (option_edit < 0)