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atlazor
atlazor

Reputation: 303

Why does the Github network graph not show old branshes?

I am fairly new to Github, and I am trying to figure out the best workflow for using Github with my projects. I found a workflow on this page that I liked and that would fit well together my project!

I have created a development branch from the master branch. And from the development branch i created a new branch for an issue called iss13. Once i was done fixing issue #13 I merged iss13 back into the development branch. After the merge was successful i deleted the iss13 branch.

But when I go to look at the network graph the iss13 "pipe" is gone from the graph. Is this supposed to happen? Or am I not using the workflow correctly? I would like to see all the earlier merges for better control.

Here is a picture of what I see and what i would like to see:

Here is a picture of what I see and what i would like to see

The graph from the workflow I am trying to achieve:

The graph from the workflow I am trying to achieve

Upvotes: 1

Views: 779

Answers (1)

GHugo
GHugo

Reputation: 2654

As the development branch in blue had no new commit since the creation of the iss13 branch, the development branch was fast-forwarded to match the last commit of iss13.

https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorial/git-branches#!merge

To force to create a "merge" commit between development and iss13, you can use the --no-ff option of git merge/pull to create a commit with the top commit of the development branch and the top commit of the iss13 branch as ancestors.

Upvotes: 2

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