Re squash commits: as a MR author what I want is the ability to set the commit message in advance (even if it's just a check box to say "use the MR title and description". Using a commit message is a sane default behavior, but not extremely helpful most of the time (IMO). If I'm going to rely on it for the message in my squashed commit I'm going to have to remember to check my branch history, and most of the time I'll probably have to do an interactive rebase to clean things up and ensure Gitlab grabs the correct commit message. It also negates the value of "squash on the server" - if I need to do an interactive rebase anyway, it only requires about 30 seconds extra to just do the squash myself.
Ahh gotcha, you seem to have pretty much the same feedback as this comment: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/issues/47149#note_.... Commenting on this issue (and tagging @ntepluhina, one of the owners of the issue) with your feedback would be the best way for someone to see it! I can pass on the info too, but issue comments take precedence when we're prioritizing.
Re squash commits: as a MR author what I want is the ability to set the commit message in advance (even if it's just a check box to say "use the MR title and description". Using a commit message is a sane default behavior, but not extremely helpful most of the time (IMO). If I'm going to rely on it for the message in my squashed commit I'm going to have to remember to check my branch history, and most of the time I'll probably have to do an interactive rebase to clean things up and ensure Gitlab grabs the correct commit message. It also negates the value of "squash on the server" - if I need to do an interactive rebase anyway, it only requires about 30 seconds extra to just do the squash myself.