On Tue, Oct 31, 2023 at 03:25:36PM +0900, Junio C Hamano wrote:

Hongyi Zhao [off-list ref] writes:

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But I think that there is a slightly cleaner way to compute the result
you're after, like so:
...

So, your method and my original one give exactly the same result.
Therefore, I can't see what their fundamental difference is.

I think Taylor offered a "slightly cleaner way", and not a
"different way that computes better result".  So it is not
surprising, at least to me who is watching from the sideline, that
you cannot see any fundamental difference.

Indeed.

Thanks,
Taylor