Sync with 1.7.9.6

Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.9.6.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Git v1.7.9.6 Release Notes
+==========================
+
+Fixes since v1.7.9.5
+--------------------
+
+ * "git merge $tag" to merge an annotated tag always opens the editor
+   during an interactive edit session. v1.7.10 series introduced an
+   environment variable GIT_MERGE_AUTOEDIT to help older scripts decline
+   this behaviour, but the maintenance track should also support it.
+
+Also contains minor fixes and documentation updates.

Documentation/git.txt

@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master'
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
-* link:v1.7.9.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.9.5]
+* link:v1.7.9.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.9.6]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.9.6.txt[1.7.9.6],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.9.5.txt[1.7.9.5],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.9.4.txt[1.7.9.4],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.9.3.txt[1.7.9.3],
@@ -54,9 +55,10 @@ Documentation for older releases are available here:
   link:RelNotes/1.7.9.1.txt[1.7.9.1],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.9.txt[1.7.9].
 
-* link:v1.7.8.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.8.4]
+* link:v1.7.8.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.8.5]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.8.5.txt[1.7.8.5],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.8.4.txt[1.7.8.4],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.8.3.txt[1.7.8.3],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.8.2.txt[1.7.8.2],

builtin/merge.c

@@ -1325,11 +1325,8 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		if (!fast_forward_only &&
 		    merge_remote_util(commit) &&
 		    merge_remote_util(commit)->obj &&
-		    merge_remote_util(commit)->obj->type == OBJ_TAG) {
-			if (option_edit < 0)
-				option_edit = 1;
+		    merge_remote_util(commit)->obj->type == OBJ_TAG)
 			allow_fast_forward = 0;
-		}
 	}
 
 	if (option_edit < 0)