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diff --git a/admin/notes/repo b/admin/notes/repo index 97f02ab6056..2be707db27f 100644 --- a/admin/notes/repo +++ b/admin/notes/repo @@ -129,8 +129,12 @@ This is a semi-automated way to find the revision that introduced a bug. Browse 'git help bisect' for technical instructions. It is recommended to start a bisection with the admin/git-bisect-start -script. This script prunes the branches that are the result of -merging external trees into the Emacs repository. +script. Using that script ensures that commits in branches that are +the result of merging external trees into the Emacs repository, as +well as certain commits on which Emacs fails to build, are skipped +during the bisection process. That script can also be executed +automatically when 'git bisect start' is called, with the help of a +wrapper script that is included in its commentary section. * Maintaining ChangeLog history |