merge - git rebase after merging published branch? -

i want use rebase remove meaningless merge-commits. @ same time, want preserve branch history when branched off develop feature.

basically,

• git rebase when pull remote develop branch local develop branch. (by using git config branch.develop.rebase true)
• git merge when merging in feature branch local develop branch.

i've read 'do not rebase published commits' , afraid if use case violates it.

suppose following scenario.

origin/develop:

a - b - c 

develop:

a - b       \        d - e - f 

featurea (published):

a - b      \       d        \         g - h  

now, merge featurea onto develop.

a - b      \       d - e - f -        \        /         g - h - 

then, rebase develop (i guess d here d', not sure e ~ e' ~ i')

a - b - c          \           d - e - f -            \        /             g - h - 

now puzzling part, happens has worked on published featurea?

a - b      \       d        \         g - h               \               j 

for person fetches remote after have pushed see this:

a - b - c      \    \       d    d' - e' - f' - i'(remote/develop, remote/feature)        \    \             |         \    g' - h' - - -          \              g - h                 \                 j(feature) 

might not exact, point is, complicate history! on all, increase more confusion have merge+rebase after publishing!

never that!