record: check that we are not committing a merge before patch selection
It might sound like a good idea to use record to filter changes when merging.
If someone attemps this, it's better to tell her "no" right ahead, before the
patch generation/line selection, so she does not spend time doing it just to
receive a red light after that (sometimes rather long) process.
Ancestors of 5
4 2 0
Ancestors of 6 and 5
3 4 2 1 0
Ancestors of 5 and 4
4 2 0
Descendants of 5
7 8
Descendants of 5 and 3
6 7 8
Descendants of 5 and 4
5 7 8