Disable merge commit in PRs - only enable squash merging to tidy up the commit history

[hendrywiranto]

Hi!

I saw that the project recently has multiple PRs merged, but the commit history in master is bugging me since it has multiple merge commit that feels unnecessary
Can we just enable the squash and merge option for the repo?
like this

also please do correct me if there is a reason for this.. many thanks 🙏

[brackendawson]

I'm selective about my use of squash merging. If the author has done a great job they might have clearly distinct commits for the parts needed to implement a feature, the ability to revert a single one of those is lost if you squash.

On the flip side someone has commits like "and another thing" then I will probably squash it.

The Go project seem to be happy with the results of doing only rebase merging to clean up their history.

[brackendawson]

Though, going back in time it looks like @boyan-soubachov always squashed?

[brackendawson]

The repo is currently set up as so:

I didn't do that, so I'd like to hear from the person that set it.

[hendrywiranto]

If the author has done a great job they might have clearly distinct commits

I think it's good if all authors have the same mindset at this, but often times it's not and reverting 1 part of the PR is rare compared to reverting the whole PR itself (just in my opinion)