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@@ -191,6 +191,15 @@ intentional? Otherwise I could supply a patch.
>> That'd be reasonable, but `git log` will also show merges that are not
>> conflicting (as in my case).
+>>> Actually when displaying a merge, `git log --stat` only lists files that
+>>> were actually modified in a new way as part of the merge resolution.
+>>> Ie, if the merge resolution only joins together some of the parent
+>>> hunks, the file is not listed as having been modified.
+>>>
+>>> So, no, ikiwiki's use of git log will not show files modified in
+>>> non-conflicting merges.
+>>> --[[Joey]]
+
>> Yet, I'm not totally disagreeing with your choice. With this `git
>> log` invocation, you're not able to tell from its output whether a
>> conflict was resolved or not.