else
if [ "$(git merge-base $branch_orig_hash $commit_orig_hash)" != "$branch_orig_hash" ]; then
echo "Error: merging $commit into $branch would not be a fast-forward" 1>&2
else
if [ "$(git merge-base $branch_orig_hash $commit_orig_hash)" != "$branch_orig_hash" ]; then
echo "Error: merging $commit into $branch would not be a fast-forward" 1>&2