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Re: [PATCH 1/3] doc: clarify documentation for rename/copy limits

From: Elijah Newren <hidden>
Date: 2021-07-11 04:52:23

On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 9:37 PM Bagas Sanjaya [off-list ref] wrote:
On 11/07/21 07.46, Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget wrote:
quoted
  -l<num>::
-     The `-M` and `-C` options require O(n^2) processing time where n
-     is the number of potential rename/copy targets.  This
-     option prevents rename/copy detection from running if
-     the number of rename/copy targets exceeds the specified
-     number.
+     The `-M` and `-C` options can require O(n^2) processing time
+     where n is the number of potential rename/copy targets.  This
+     option prevents the quadratic portion of rename/copy detection
+     from running if the number of rename/copy targets exceeds the
+     specified number.  Defaults to diff.renameLimit, or if that is
+     also unspecified, to 400.
Why not just defaults to diff.renameLimit if the default for it and -l
are both 400?
Good point; I'll make that change and include it in the next re-roll.
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