Feature request: support merge-based stack synchronization without force-pushing
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Descrição
## Summary
Please add an option for stacked pull requests to synchronize branches using merge commits instead of rebasing and force-pushing branch history.
## Motivation
Our organization does not allow force-pushes because they rewrite branch history and can make audit trails, approvals, and incident investigation more difficult. The current "Rebase stack" workflow is therefore incompatible with our repository policies.
## Proposed behavior
Add a merge-based synchronization mode for stacks:
- When a parent branch changes, merge the parent into each child branch in stack order.
- Preserve existing commits and branch history.
- Do not force-push rewritten branch history.
- Keep the existing rebase behavior as the default or as a selectable repository/stack setting.
- Make the selected synchronization mode visible in the stack UI and CLI.
- Respect branch protection and merge-commit policies.
## Example
Given:
```text
main
└── feature-a
└── feature-b
```
When main advances, merge main into feature-a, then merge the updated feature-a into feature-b, instead of rebasing both branches and force-pushing them.
## Acceptance criteria
- A stack can be configured to use merge-based synchronization.
- Synchronizing the stack does not require force-pushing any branch.
- Existing approvals and checks are handled consistently with the merge-based history.
- Conflicts are reported per branch and can be resolved through the normal workflow.
- The behavior works with protected branches that block force-pushes.
- Existing rebase-based stacks continue to work unchanged.
## Related issues
- #268: Stacked PR cannot be merged into a merge-queue branch
- #442: gh stack sync pushed a stack branch's merge commit directly onto the trunk branch
Guia de contribuição
Direção de pesquisa
Comece rastreando o workflow existente "Rebase stack" e o comando de sincronização do stack na CLI. Mapeie como as atualizações de branches, os Force-Pushes, os conflitos, as aprovações, os checks e as branches protegidas são tratados. O trabalho estará concluído quando um modo selecionável baseado em Merge sincronizar as branches na ordem do stack sem executar Force-Pushes, enquanto os stacks existentes baseados em Rebase continuarem funcionando.
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Avaliação
- Stack de tecnologia
- git, github, go
- Domínio
- cli, devtools
- Tipo de issue
- Funcionalidade
- Dificuldade
- 5/5
- Tempo estimado
- Mais de uma semana
- Status de atividade
- Pouca atividade
- Clareza
- Razoavelmente clara
- Facilidade para iniciantes
- 35/100