> From: Noam Postavsky <address@hidden>
> Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2018 19:54:58 -0400
> Cc: Glenn Morris <address@hidden>
>
> When M-x gitmerge hits a conflict, it shows a window with the message:
>
> Resolve the conflicts manually, then run gitmerge again.
> Note:
> - You don't have to add resolved files or commit the merge yourself (but you can).
> - You can safely close this Emacs session and do this in a new one.
> - When running gitmerge again, remember that you must do that from within the Emacs repo.
>
> The first note is either wrong, or I'm misunderstanding it. If I don't
> 'git add' the resolved files and commit the merge, then trying to run
> M-x gitmerge again fails with (user-error "Repository is not clean").
I was under the impression that resolving conflicts and saving the
modified files automatically runs "git add" on the files.
It does. Sometimes, but not always. I've never figured out the conditions that lead to each situation. I'm not using M-x gitmerge btw, just regular smerge.
João