Re: Rename detection at git log

On Monday 2006 November 20 11:15, Jakub Narebski wrote:

I'm not sure about this. You usually both do pure renames (to reorganize
files, to give file a better name) and renames with modification, but
I don't think that copy without modification is very common. Usually you
copy a file because you take one file as template for the other, or you
split file, or you join files into one file.

Exactly - unfortunately it's the /source/ that has to be modified to be 
included in the potential list.  Who copies a file then modifies the 
original?  The copy is by definition already one of the modified files.

"For performance reasons, by default, -C option finds copies only if the 
original file of the copy was modified in the same changeset. This flag makes"

Your points about copy-and-change accepted.  Hash comparison is not 
sufficient.


Andy

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Dr Andy Parkins, M Eng (hons), MIEE