Automatic detection of potential merge errors
US9996342B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3616
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an approach to detection of potential merge errors when merging source code, a computer detects a source code merge process start. The computer compares at least one change made to a main stream of source code to a child stream. The computer determines whether one or more of the at least one change made to the main stream are not included in the child stream. Responsive to determining one or more of the at least one change made to the main stream are not included in the child stream, the computer determines the one or more of the at least one change made to the main stream that are not included in the child stream were removed from the child stream during a software development activity. The computer flags one or more files of the child stream corresponding to the one or more of the at least one change.
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