I tried GP&#x27;s example, and in this particular case both --patience and the default (Myers) work the same, both doing the thing you want them to.  Which perplexes me, because I know I&#x27;ve seen the bad case too, but can&#x27;t seem to find a minimal example of it (I tried a couple variations on the example; they all did the &#x27;right&#x27; thing).