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by IanCal 4368 days ago
> I want each commit to compile and pass tests at a minimum, so that I can do automated git bisects.

What stops you from doing automated git bisects when some commits shouldn't be tested? Returning a 125 from your script if it doesn't compile will skip that commit. When it comes to GH you can skip any commit where the message doesn't start with "Merge pull request #" for example.
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npsimons 4368 days ago
And how do you know that wasn't the commit where the bug was introduced? You check it by hand? Great, you've now defeated the purpose of git bisect.
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IanCal 4367 days ago
If you're squashing commits together and only leaving chunks that compile & pass the tests, what are you losing by skipping commits that don't compile & pass the tests?

Can you come up with an concrete example of where this would be a problem? I might be missing something but I can't picture a case where there'd be an issue.

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