Re: VCS comparison table

Aaron Bentley wrote:

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Git supports renames in its own way; it doesn't use file ids, nor
remember renames (the new "note" header for use e.g. by porcelains 
didn't pass if I remember correctly). But it does *detect* moving
_contents_, and even *copying* _contents_ when requested. And of
course it detect renames in merges.

You'll note we referred to that bevhavior on the page.  We don't think
what Git does is the same as supporting renames.  AIUI, some Git users
feel the same way.

In my experience there are two key features to rename support.  The
first that files move about efficiently ie. we don't have to carry a
different copy of the same file for each name it has had, this git
handles nicely.  The second is the seemless following of history 'back',
this git does not do trivially (when limited to specific files).  git
log on a renamed file pretty much stops at the rename point and you have
deal with it yourself.

I would love to see someone respond with a pickaxe like command line
which would list each and every change and its origin though merges and
the like.

Hmmm.

-apw