2 messages, 2 authors, 2016-06-15 · open the first message on its own page
From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:42:37
"Michael S. Tsirkin" [off-list ref] writes:
Hi! git log with -- parameter seems to sometimes miss changesets that affect a specific directory: ... what gives?
Most likely history simplification threw away the entire side branch. This is getting to be a FAQ I suspect. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/21633
From: Michael S. Tsirkin <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:42:37
Quoting r. Junio C Hamano [off-list ref]:
Subject: Re: git log - filter missing changesets "Michael S. Tsirkin" [off-list ref] writes:quoted
Hi! git log with -- parameter seems to sometimes miss changesets that affect a specific directory: ... what gives?Most likely history simplification threw away the entire side branch. This is getting to be a FAQ I suspect. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/21633
Yes, --full-history helps. Thanks! I'm still not sure *when* does this simplification happen - the changes that got hidden do not add/remove any files - but oh well. BTW, --full-history does not seem to be documented on git-rev-list(1) man page. -- MST