when running an interactive rebase with “update dependent branches” enabled, branch refs are updated before fixup commits are applied.
for example:
main -> a (branch-a) -> fixup -> b (branch-b)
after fixing fixup into a, branch-a should point to the rewritten commit containing the fixup. instead, it points to the intermediate version of a without the fixup.
git rebase -i --update-refs handles this correctly by placing the update-ref entry after the fixup.
when running an interactive rebase with “update dependent branches” enabled, branch refs are updated before fixup commits are applied.
for example:
main -> a (branch-a) -> fixup -> b (branch-b)after fixing
fixupintoa,branch-ashould point to the rewritten commit containing the fixup. instead, it points to the intermediate version ofawithout the fixup.git rebase -i --update-refshandles this correctly by placing theupdate-refentry after the fixup.