I just found out that since we are a podling, we should route all our Infra
tickets through one of our mentors and link the dev list discussion in JIRA.

Is there a mentor that is willing to help us navigate this process to get
the PR merged?

Thanks,
Carin

On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 8:42 AM Carin Meier <[email protected]> wrote:

> Marco - Thanks for the "dry run" idea. It will give everyone a clear idea
> of the process and what the expected results will look like.
>
> - I took my fork of the repo and synced my master branch.
> - @iblis17 made a copy of the branch of the Julia import PR and submitted
> it to my repo
> - I merged it with the "Merge" option through the web interface.
>
> Here is a gif of the process of merging:
> http://g.recordit.co/DzBcFtnjmV.gif
> Here is the result of the repo:
> https://github.com/gigasquid/incubator-mxnet
>
> Please everyone take a look and validate that this looks ok.
>
> If there are no objections, Marco - could you please take the lead in
> requesting the actions from INFRA?
>
> It will be great to *finally* get this PR in  :)
>
> Thanks,
> Carin
>
> <https://github.com/gigasquid/incubator-mxnet/commits?author=iblis17>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 10:02 PM Chiyuan Zhang <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Sorry, here is the image: https://imgur.com/V5wd2XB
>>
>> And here is the github document on the 3 different merge options for the
>> web UI button:
>> https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-request-merges/
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 6:48 PM Marco de Abreu
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > Could you upload the picture somewhere please? HTML is being stripped
>> out
>> > on email lists.
>> >
>> > Chiyuan Zhang <[email protected]> schrieb am So., 30. Sep. 2018, 03:44:
>> >
>> > > There is an option in the repo settings menu to disable or enable
>> > > merge-commit for PR, see a screenshot below (from a different github
>> > > project):
>> > >
>> > > [image: image.png]
>> > >
>> > > My guess is that this is disabled for the reason to avoid creating
>> > > non-linear history for standard PRs (as oppose to technical problem).
>> But
>> > > this is only my guess, it would be great if someone could confirm.
>> > >
>> > > Best,
>> > > Chiyuan
>> > >
>> > > On Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 3:50 AM Carin Meier <[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> I believe so, but if someone wants to confirm it would be great.
>> > >> Unfortunately, I just came down with a cold/flu so I will be out of
>> > >> communication for a bit
>> > >>
>> > >> On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 9:51 PM Marco de Abreu
>> > >> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> > Are we sure that this is due to lacking permissions and not
>> because of
>> > >> some
>> > >> > technical limitation? If we are certain, we can ask out mentors to
>> > >> create a
>> > >> > ticket with Apache Infra to make that switch.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > -Marco
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Carin Meier <[email protected]> schrieb am Sa., 29. Sep. 2018,
>> > >> 01:17:
>> > >> >
>> > >> > > I made a test regular merge commit into a copy of master. It
>> seemed
>> > >> to go
>> > >> > > fine. Here is a listing of what it will look like for everyone.
>> > >> > >
>> > >> > >
>> > >> >
>> > >>
>> >
>> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/commits/test-merge-julia-import
>> > >> > >
>> > >> > > Although, I would be happy to push the merge button. I think the
>> > most
>> > >> > > important thing is to get the PR merged, so whatever way is the
>> best
>> > >> to
>> > >> > > make that happen, let's do it.
>> > >> > >
>> > >> > > So - Does the regular merge seem like a good option?
>> > >> > > If so, what is the best way to make that happen?
>> > >> > >
>> > >> > >
>> > >> > > On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 6:05 PM Chiyuan Zhang <[email protected]
>> >
>> > >> wrote:
>> > >> > >
>> > >> > > > Agreed with Pedro. Maybe the merge-commit option from the
>> github
>> > >> > > interface
>> > >> > > > was disabled for a reason. But as Pedro said, maybe it is good
>> to
>> > >> > > > temporarily enable it for this PR and merge using that.
>> > >> > > >
>> > >> > > >
>> > >> > > >    - It should be technically easier than rebasing due to the
>> > >> > > >    git-subtree-import issue we are currently having
>> > >> > > >    - It also avoid stacking a huge commit history on *top* of
>> > >> current
>> > >> > > >    history
>> > >> > > >    - The downside is probably the history of the project is not
>> > >> linear
>> > >> > > >    anymore, but I think this is actually what we would like to
>> > have
>> > >> for
>> > >> > > > this
>> > >> > > >    particular case, because the contents of the main repo and
>> the
>> > >> julia
>> > >> > > > branch
>> > >> > > >    actually does not overlap. So it makes sense to have two
>> tails
>> > >> with
>> > >> > > > their
>> > >> > > >    own history.
>> > >> > > >
>> > >> > > > Carin: I guess if someone with admin permission on the github
>> > could
>> > >> > > > temporarily enable the merge-commit option, then pushing the
>> > button
>> > >> on
>> > >> > > the
>> > >> > > > web might simply work.
>> > >> > > >
>> > >> > > > Best,
>> > >> > > > Chiyuan
>> > >> > > >
>> > >> > > > On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 2:53 PM Carin Meier <
>> [email protected]
>> > >
>> > >> > > wrote:
>> > >> > > >
>> > >> > > > > Pedro - Maybe a merge commit is a better answer in this
>> case. I
>> > >> > > > originally
>> > >> > > > > ruled it out since it wasn't an option in the github web
>> > >> interface,
>> > >> > but
>> > >> > > > > since this looks like it is going to have to be done outside
>> it
>> > >> > because
>> > >> > > > of
>> > >> > > > > the subtrees anyway, it might be a better fit.
>> > >> > > > >
>> > >> > > > > On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 5:07 PM Carin Meier <
>> > [email protected]
>> > >> >
>> > >> > > > wrote:
>> > >> > > > >
>> > >> > > > > > We are actually running into troubles with using the
>> subtree
>> > and
>> > >> > the
>> > >> > > > > > rebase. Since it looks like this is not going to be a
>> simple,
>> > >> > "click
>> > >> > > > the
>> > >> > > > > > button" through the web page merge, I rather hand this task
>> > off
>> > >> to
>> > >> > > > > someone
>> > >> > > > > > with more context in making sure it gets in there
>> correctly.
>> > >> > > > > >
>> > >> > > > > > Chiyuan or any others, would you be willing to take this
>> over?
>> > >> > > > > >
>> > >> > > > > > Thanks,
>> > >> > > > > > Carin
>> > >> > > > > >
>> > >> > > > > > On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 5:00 PM Naveen Swamy <
>> > >> [email protected]>
>> > >> > > > wrote:
>> > >> > > > > >
>> > >> > > > > >> Should we try to first being into a branch and then try
>> merge
>> > >> that
>> > >> > > > > >> branch?
>> > >> > > > > >>
>> > >> > > > > >> > On Sep 28, 2018, at 4:40 PM, Pedro Larroy <
>> > >> > > > > [email protected]>
>> > >> > > > > >> wrote:
>> > >> > > > > >> >
>> > >> > > > > >> > I'm not familiar with the specifics of this
>> contribution,
>> > as
>> > >> a
>> > >> > > > general
>> > >> > > > > >> > approach my understanding is that if the list of
>> commits is
>> > >> big
>> > >> > > and
>> > >> > > > > you
>> > >> > > > > >> > want to preserve history, usually merging is better so
>> you
>> > >> keep
>> > >> > > > > history
>> > >> > > > > >> and
>> > >> > > > > >> > causality, if you rebase all the commits on top of
>> master
>> > you
>> > >> > are
>> > >> > > > > >> changing
>> > >> > > > > >> > the history of these commits which can't be individually
>> > >> > reverted
>> > >> > > as
>> > >> > > > > >> some
>> > >> > > > > >> > have suggested before. Maybe is because I come from a
>> > >> mercurial
>> > >> > > > > >> background,
>> > >> > > > > >> > but my initial impression would be either to:
>> > >> > > > > >> > 1. squash everything and rebase
>> > >> > > > > >> > 2. or merge without rebasing or squashing.
>> > >> > > > > >> >
>> > >> > > > > >> > Pedro.
>> > >> > > > > >> >
>> > >> > > > > >> >> On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 3:10 PM Carin Meier <
>> > >> > > [email protected]>
>> > >> > > > > >> wrote:
>> > >> > > > > >> >>
>> > >> > > > > >> >> Thanks everyone for the input. I'll try to summarize
>> the
>> > >> > feedback
>> > >> > > > > from
>> > >> > > > > >> the
>> > >> > > > > >> >> responses:
>> > >> > > > > >> >>
>> > >> > > > > >> >> Using Squash-Merge is the project standard for very
>> good
>> > >> > reasons.
>> > >> > > > > >> However,
>> > >> > > > > >> >> in the case of this PR to bring in the Julia language
>> from
>> > >> its
>> > >> > > > > sibling
>> > >> > > > > >> >> repo, we want to preserve all the individual commits of
>> > the
>> > >> > many
>> > >> > > > > >> >> contributors that have worked over multiple years to
>> make
>> > >> this
>> > >> > a
>> > >> > > > > great
>> > >> > > > > >> >> language binding. We will use Rebase-Merge for it.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>
>> > >> > > > > >> >> Chiyuan - thanks for the suggestion of using a tag. I
>> > think
>> > >> we
>> > >> > > can
>> > >> > > > > try
>> > >> > > > > >> it
>> > >> > > > > >> >> initially without it since there are other ways to
>> browse
>> > >> the
>> > >> > > > commit
>> > >> > > > > >> >> history, like looking at the PRs. But, we can add the
>> tag
>> > >> > > > > >> retroactively if
>> > >> > > > > >> >> people start having trouble.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>
>> > >> > > > > >> >> If there no objections, I will merge the PR using the
>> > above
>> > >> > > method
>> > >> > > > in
>> > >> > > > > >> my
>> > >> > > > > >> >> morning (EST).
>> > >> > > > > >> >>
>> > >> > > > > >> >> Thanks everyone! I'm looking forward to having the
>> Julia
>> > >> > > community
>> > >> > > > > >> join the
>> > >> > > > > >> >> main repo and increasing our collaboration with them.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>
>> > >> > > > > >> >> Best,
>> > >> > > > > >> >> Carin
>> > >> > > > > >> >>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 1:37 PM Chiyuan Zhang <
>> > >> > > [email protected]>
>> > >> > > > > >> wrote:
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> +1 for rebase and merge. As a workaround for the
>> > >> > aforementioned
>> > >> > > > > issue,
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> maybe we can create a tag for the commit before the
>> > merge,
>> > >> so
>> > >> > > that
>> > >> > > > > in
>> > >> > > > > >> >> case
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> people want to browse the recent main-repo commits by
>> > >> skipping
>> > >> > > > this
>> > >> > > > > >> big
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> chunk of rebased commits, there is a pointer to take
>> his
>> > or
>> > >> > her
>> > >> > > > hand
>> > >> > > > > >> on.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> Best,
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> Chiyuan
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 7:34 AM Jason Dai <
>> > >> > [email protected]
>> > >> > > >
>> > >> > > > > >> wrote:
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> +1 to rebase and merge to preserve and track the
>> > >> > contributions.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> Thanks,
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> -Jason
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 12:27 PM Aaron Markham <
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> [email protected]>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> wrote:
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> +1 to rebase and merge to retain the efforts of all
>> of
>> > >> the
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> contributors.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> If
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> there's some git maintenance that can trim it down
>> from
>> > >> 700+
>> > >> > > > > commits
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> then
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> maybe that's a compromise.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 21:23 Naveen Swamy <
>> > >> > [email protected]
>> > >> > > >
>> > >> > > > > >> wrote:
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> this PR comes from more than 1 individual, if we
>> > squash
>> > >> > merge
>> > >> > > > > we'll
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> not
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> be
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> able to attribute the contribution of those
>> > individuals.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> +1 to rebase merge to preserve history
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 12:04 AM, Tianqi Chen <
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> [email protected]>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> wrote:
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> One of the main reason for a rebase merge is that
>> it
>> > >> > > preserves
>> > >> > > > > >> >> the
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> commit
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> history of the MXNet.jl package contributors, and
>> > given
>> > >> > that
>> > >> > > > the
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> project
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> has been evolved since 2015 and has always been a
>> > >> > > high-quality
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> language
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> module for MXNet.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> I think we should take an exception here to
>> preserve
>> > >> the
>> > >> > > > commit
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> history
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> of
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> each individual contributors to the Julia binding
>> and
>> > >> > > welcome
>> > >> > > > > >> >> them
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> to
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> the
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> community.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> Tianqi
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 8:55 PM Tianqi Chen <
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> [email protected]>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> wrote:
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>> In this particular case, I would suggest rebase
>> and
>> > >> > merge.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>> The main reasoning is that the commit log of the
>> > Julia
>> > >> > > > binding
>> > >> > > > > >> >> is
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> not
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>> simple WIP commits, every commit there has been
>> done
>> > >> > > through
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> testcases
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> and
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>> it is important for us to respect the developer
>> of
>> > the
>> > >> > > > effort.
>> > >> > > > > >> >> It
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> is
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> also
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>> good to trace back the history of the commits
>> more
>> > >> > easily.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>> Tianqi
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>> Tianqi
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 5:34 PM Carin Meier <
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> [email protected]>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> wrote:
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> Chiyuan,
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> Thanks for the prompt to find some clarity of
>> the
>> > >> pros
>> > >> > and
>> > >> > > > > >> >> cons
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> of
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> each. I
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> think that will help drive us to the right
>> > decision.
>> > >> I
>> > >> > > think
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> some
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> of
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> those
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> reasons are the ones you listed. I will take a
>> stab
>> > >> > below
>> > >> > > at
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> outlining
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> what
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> I see. Feel free to chime in if I missed any.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> *Squash and Merge*
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>  *Pros* - It is the project standard
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>          - It will provide one commit for the
>> > feature
>> > >> > and
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> lessen
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> the
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> need
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> for 700+ commits rebased on top of master.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>         - It is easier for a user to do git log
>> to
>> > >> > browse
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> commits
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> and
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> see
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> what was features were added.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>  *Cons* - I don't know how github would handle
>> > >> squashing
>> > >> > > all
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> those
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> commit
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> messages into one. Will it be too much?
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>            - You lose the granularity of the
>> > features
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> individual
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> commits
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> *Rebase and Merge*
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> * Pros *- You don't have a huge commit message
>> with
>> > >> one
>> > >> > > > > >> >> commit
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>          -  You do have the granularity of the
>> > >> > individual
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> features
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> of
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> the
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> commit
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> * Cons *- It is not the project standard
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>           - You have 700+ commits on top of
>> master
>> > >> that
>> > >> > > > might
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> be
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> harder
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> to
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> see the ones that went in right before. (like
>> > someone
>> > >> > > > browsing
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> commits)
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 8:12 PM Chiyuan Zhang <
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> [email protected]>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> wrote:
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Carin,
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Can you clarify the pros and cons of the two
>> > >> > approaches?
>> > >> > > Is
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> the
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> main
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> concern here about logistics (e.g. preserving
>> the
>> > >> > history
>> > >> > > > of
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> the
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> original
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> repo and developments) or technical issue (e.g.
>> > >> using
>> > >> > > > squash
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> might
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> end
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> up
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with a huuuuge commit message that might be
>> > >> difficult
>> > >> > or
>> > >> > > > > >> >> hard
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> to
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> handle)?
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think it might not be very likely that
>> someone
>> > is
>> > >> > going
>> > >> > > > to
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> cherry
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> pick
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> revert some of the commits. But preserving the
>> > >> commit
>> > >> > > > > >> >> history
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> is
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> still
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> useful in case one need to trace the change or
>> > >> bisect
>> > >> > for
>> > >> > > > > >> >> some
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> regression
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> bugs, etc.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Just to provide some context: the PR actually
>> > >> contains
>> > >> > > 700+
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> commits,
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> and it
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> dates back to 2015. The development of the
>> Julia
>> > >> > binding
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> started
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> in
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> the
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> early stage of MXNet. We started with a
>> separate
>> > >> repo
>> > >> > due
>> > >> > > > to
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> the
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> requirement of the package system of julia.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Chiyuan
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 3:41 PM Carin Meier <
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>> [email protected]
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> The Import Julia binding PR ,(
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/10149
>> > >> > ),
>> > >> > > is
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> getting
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> very
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> close to being merged. Because of the large
>> > number
>> > >> of
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> commits
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> there
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> was a
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> suggestion not to use the usual "Squash and
>> > Merge".
>> > >> > The
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> only
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> option
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> be "Rebase and Merge" since merging with a
>> merge
>> > >> > commit
>> > >> > > is
>> > >> > > > > >> >>> not
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> enabled
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> the project.
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> *Squash and Merge* - The commits from this
>> branch
>> > >> will
>> > >> > > be
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> combined
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> into
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> commit in the base branch (With all the commit
>> > >> > messages
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> combined)
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> *Rebase and Merge* - The commits from this
>> branch
>> > >> will
>> > >> > > be
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> rebased
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> and
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> added
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> to the base branch
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> The PR is over 250+ commits (Github won't show
>> > all
>> > >> of
>> > >> > > > > >> >> them)
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> Thoughts about how we should handle the merge?
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> Carin
>> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>
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