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update: localize logic around which ancestor to use The merge code works by applying the changes between an ancestor and the working copy onto the destination. To achieve an update, it sets the ancestor to be the parent of the working copy. To achieve a clean update (update -C), it sets the ancestor to be the working copy itself (so there are no changes to carry over). The logic for this was spread out a bit. Let's move it all to one place so it's easier to follow the reason for it. Also add some documentation.
author Martin von Zweigbergk <martinvonz@google.com>
date Wed, 08 Feb 2017 14:49:37 -0800
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