\newcommand{\py}{\pay{P}}
\newcommand{\pn}{\pan{P}}
+\newcommand{\pr}{\pa{R}}
+\newcommand{\pry}{\pay{R}}
+\newcommand{\prn}{\pan{R}}
+
%\newcommand{\hasparents}{\underaccent{1}{>}}
%\newcommand{\hasparents}{{%
% \declareslashed{}{_{_1}}{0}{-0.8}{>}\slashed{>}}}
\newcommand{\pancs}{{\mathcal A}}
\newcommand{\pends}{{\mathcal E}}
+\newcommand{\merge}{{\mathcal M}}
\newcommand{\pancsof}[2]{\pancs ( #1 , #2 ) }
\newcommand{\pendsof}[2]{\pends ( #1 , #2 ) }
+\newcommand{\mergeof}[3]{\merge ( #1 , #2, #3 ) }
\newcommand{\patchof}[1]{{\mathcal P} ( #1 ) }
\newcommand{\baseof}[1]{{\mathcal B} ( #1 ) }
the Topbloke patch itself, we hope that git's merge algorithm will
DTRT or that the user will no longer care about the Topbloke patch.
+\item[ $ \mergeof{L}{M}{R} $ ]
+$\displaystyle \left\{ C \middle|
+ \begin{cases}
+ (D \isin L \land D \isin R) \lor D = C : & \true \\
+ (D \not\isin L \land D \not\isin R) \land D \neq C : & \false \\
+ \text{otherwise} : & D \not\isin M
+ \end{cases}
+ \right\} $
+
\end{basedescript}
\newpage
\section{Invariants}
If $D = C$, trivial. For $D \neq C$:
$D \isin C \equiv D \isin A \equiv D \le A \equiv D \le C$. $\qed$
+\section{Anticommit}
+
+Given $L, R^+, R^-$ where
+$\patchof{R^+} = \pry, \patchof{R^-} = \prn$.
+Construct $C$ which has $\pr$ removed.
+Used for removing a branch dependency.
+\gathbegin
+ C \hasparents \{ L \}
+\gathnext
+ \patchof{C} = \patchof{L}
+\gathnext
+ D \isin C \equiv
+ \begin{cases}
+ R \in \py : & \baseof{R} \ge \baseof{L}
+ \land [\baseof{L} = M \lor \baseof{L} = \baseof{M}] \\
+ R \in \pn : & R \ge \baseof{L}
+ \land M = \baseof{L} \\
+ \text{otherwise} : & \false
+ \end{cases}
+\end{gather}
+
+xxx want to prove $D \isin C \equiv D \not\in pry \land D \isin L$.
+
\section{Merge}
Merge commits $L$ and $R$ using merge base $M$ ($M < L, M < R$):