On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM D. Ben Knoble [off-list ref] wrote:

On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM Eric Sunshine [off-list ref] wrote:

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On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM Michael Grosser
[off-list ref] wrote:>

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so please make it either the default for `git blame` to check that file,
or add a "blame: ignoreMissingFile: true" option so I an set

Relevant threads:
https://lore.kernel.org/git/pull.1947.git.git.1745088194384.gitgitgadget@gmail.com/T/#u (local)
https://lore.kernel.org/git/20241014204427.1712182-1-gitster@pobox.com/T/#u (local)

Did that second set of patches ever go anywhere? It seems similar to
what Junio proposed in the first linked thread and possibly worth
resurrecting. (A log --grep :(optional) didn't find anything.)

The patches Junio submitted[1] did not go anywhere. The topic sat in
his tree for several "What's Cooking" reports and then he dropped it
because it received no response from reviewers[2]. I agree that it
could be a useful enhancement if resurrected.

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20241014204427.1712182-1-gitster@pobox.com/T/#u (local)
[2]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAPig+cT1BNXRotrz=rnVgvhQjZZwYgsAOQMonHFFTPfK-C0LOQ@mail.gmail.com/ (local)