describe: when failing, tell the user about options that work

diff --git a/graph.c b/graph.c
index f3226ec94a5b59372096698e216af60169d565f6..6746d422a98ed010489d4ce74b26a8a4600b183e 100644 (file)
--- a/graph.c
+++ b/graph.c
@@ -291,9 +291,10 @@ static int graph_is_interesting(struct git_graph *graph, struct commit *commit)
        }
 
        /*
-        * Uninteresting and pruned commits won't be printed
+        * Otherwise, use get_commit_action() to see if this commit is
+        * interesting
         */
-       return (commit->object.flags & (UNINTERESTING | TREESAME)) ? 0 : 1;
+       return get_commit_action(graph->revs, commit) == commit_show;
 }
 
 static struct commit_list *next_interesting_parent(struct git_graph *graph,