"master"
o---o
- \ "topic"
+ \ "topic"
o---o---o---o---o---o
At this point, "topic" contains something I know I want, but it
$ git checkout -b topicA master
... pick and apply pieces from P.diff to build
... commits on topicA branch.
-
+
o---o---o
/ "topicA"
o---o"master"
- \ "topic"
+ \ "topic"
o---o---o---o---o---o
Before doing each commit on "topicA" HEAD, I run "diff HEAD"
/o---o---o
|/ "topicA"
o---o"master"
- \ "topic"
+ \ "topic"
o---o---o---o---o---o
After I am done, I'd try a pretend-merge between "topicA" and
/o---o---o----------'
|/ "topicA"
o---o"master"
- \ "topic"
+ \ "topic"
o---o---o---o---o---o
The last diff better not to show anything other than cleanups
"topicB"
o---o---o---o---o
- /
+ /
/o---o---o
|/ "topicA"
o---o"master"
-