The set of all the patches we are dealing with (constructed
during the update algorithm).
+\item[ $\tipcn, \tipcy$ ]
+The new tips of the git branches $\pcn$ and $\pcy$, containing
+all the correct commits (and the correct other patches), as
+generated by the Traversal phase of the update algorithm.
+
\end{basedescript}
\section{Ranking phase}
\section{Traversal phase}
+(In general, unless stated otherwise below, when we generate a new
+commit $C$ using one of the commit kind algorith, we update
+$W \assign C$. In any such case where we say we're going to Merge
+with $L = W$, if $R \ge W$ we do not Merge but instead simply set
+$W \assign R$.)
+
+
For each patch $\pc \in \allpatches$ in topological order by $\hasdep$,
lowest first:
\begin{itemize}
-\item tip
+\item $\tipcn$ and $\tipcy$ such that $\baseof{\tipcy} = \tipcn$.
\end{itemize}
\subsection{$\alg{Merge-Base}(\pc)$}
This algorithm attempts to construct a suitably updated version of the
-base branch $\pcn$.
+base branch $\pcn$ using some existing version of $\pcn$ as a starting
+point.
It should be executed noninteractively. Specifically, if any step
fails with a merge conflict, the whole thing should be abandoned.
where we will later discover that $\alg{Merge-Base}$ wasn't feasible
after all.
+If $\pc$ has only one direct dependency, this algorithm should not be
+used as in that case $\alg{Recreate-Base}$ is trivial and guaranteed
+to generate a perfect answer, whereas this algorithm might involve
+merges and therefore might not produce a perfect answer if the
+situation is complicated.
+
+Initially, set $W \iassign W^{\pcn}$.
+
\subsubsection{Bases and sources}
In some order, perhaps interleaving the two kinds of merge:
\begin{enumerate}
-\item For each $\pd \isdirdep \pc$, merge $\pd$
+\item For each $\pd \isdirdep \pc$, find a merge base
+$M \le W,\; \le \tipdy$ and merge $\tipdy$ into $W$.
+That is, use $\alg{Merge}$ with $L = W,\; R = \tipdy$.
+(Dependency merge.)
+
+\item For each $S \in S^{\pcn}_i$, merge it into $W$.
+That is, use $\alg{Merge}$ with $L = W,\; R = S,\; M = M^{\pcn}_i$.
+(Base sibling merge.)
+
+\end{enumerate}
+
+\subsubsection{Fixup}
+
+Execute $\alg{Fixup-Base}(W,\pc)$.
+
+
+\subsection{$\alg{Recreate-Base}(\pc)$}
+
+\begin{enumerate}
+
+\item
+
+Choose a $\hasdep$-maximal direct dependency $\pd$ of $\pc$.
\item
+Use $\alg{Create Base}$ with $L$ = $\pdy,\; \pq = \pc$ to generate $C$
+and set $W \iassign C$.
+
+\item
+
+Execute the subalgorithm $\alg{Recreate-Recurse}(\pc)$.
+
\end{enumerate}
+\subsubsection{$\alg{Recreate-Recurse}(\pd)$}
+\begin{enumerate}
+
+\item Is $W \haspatch \pd$ ? If so, there is nothing to do: return.
+
+\item TODO what about non-Topbloke base branches
+
+\item Use $\alg{Pseudo-Merge}$ with $L = W,\; \set R = \{ \tipdn \}$.
+(Recreate Base Psuedo-merge.)
+\item For all $\hasdep$-maximal $\pd' \isdirdep \pd$,
+execute $\alg{Recreate-Recurse}(\pd')$.
+
+\item Use $\alg{Merge}$ to apply $\pd$ to $W$. That is,
+$L = W, \; R = \tipdy, \; M = \baseof{R} = \tipdn$.
+(Recreate Reapply.)
+
+\end{enumerate}