Mergifyio / Mergifyio/mergify

Conflicts should be resolved after backporting missing PR's

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Description

Expected Behavior

When trying to backport one PR, I figure out that previous one was missing causing conflicts.
So, first I backport previous one and I expect the initial one conflicts to be fixed.

Actual Behavior

Conflicts stay and need to resolve them manually.

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

  1. Create 2 PR's that change the same thing
  2. Try to backport the second one - cause conflict
  3. Backport 1st one - see still conflicts are present

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Research direction

The report names no files or tests. Reproduce the two-PR backport sequence described in the issue, then trace the backport conflict-handling entry point. Done means that backporting the missing earlier PR clears or recalculates the later PR's conflict state, with a regression test for the sequence.

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Assessment

Tech stack
git, github, python
Domain
devops, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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