Re: [PATCH] The diff-raw format updates.
From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:41:58
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"NH" == Niklas Hoglund [off-list ref] writes:
NH> On Sun, May 22, 2005 at 11:35:34AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
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:000000 100644 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 25ab9eda939ad92bb746c2419d083b1e52117a56 diffcore-pathspec.c diffcore-pathspec.c
NH> Don't you think it would be easier to read if the SHA1 field was, say, a
NH> dash and 19 spaces, instead of an obviously bogus SHA1?
My understanding of the purpose of the diff-raw format is
primarily about machine readablility; 0{40} was far easier to
code cleanly---please see why in diff-helper.c.