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authorStefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>2022-10-25 22:34:43 -0400
committerStefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>2022-10-25 22:34:43 -0400
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@@ -206,6 +206,17 @@ this ORIG-VERSION (or REMAPPED-VERSION if non-nil) to override
the default heuristic which uses the last revision that modified the
"Version:" header.
+** =:merge BOOL=
+If non-nil, this setting indicates that syncs from upstream should use automatic
+merges instead of fast-forwards.
+This only works for the main branch, not for the release branch.
+An unnecessary =:merge= setting is considered as an error.
+
+This option has many shortcomings, so its use is discouraged: it is
+better avoided as much as possible. Among other problems, merges
+don't interact well with the algorithm used to determine which
+revision is a "release".
+
* Configuration (elpa-config)
The configuration file is a `lisp-data-mode` file containing