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[PATCHv2 3/3] Teach --dirstat to not completely ignore rearranged lines within a file

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Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
Date
Apr 10, 2011, 22:48 UTC
Message-ID
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Currently, the --dirstat analysis fails to detect when lines within a file are rearranged, because the "damage" calculated by show_dirstat() is 0. However, if the SHA1 sum has changed, we already now that there should be at least some minimum amount of damage.

This patch teaches show_dirstat() to assign a minimum amount of damage (== 1) to entries for which the analysis otherwise yields zero damage. Obviously this is not a complete fix, but it's at least better to underrepresent these changes, rather than simply pretending that they don't exist.

Also, with the added SHA1 comparison, we can safely skip the --dirstat analysis when the SHA1s do happen to match (e.g. for a pure file rename)

Signed-off-by: Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
---
 Documentation/diff-options.txt                |    4 ++--
 diff.c                                        |   19 ++++++++++++++++++-
 t/t4013-diff-various.sh                       |    2 --
 t/t4013/diff.diff_--dirstat_initial_rearrange |    1 +
 4 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index 23772d6..7e4bd42 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ endif::git-format-patch[]
 	counted for the parent directory, unless `--cumulative` is used.
 +
 Note that the `--dirstat` option computes the changes while ignoring
-pure code movements within a file.  In other words, rearranging lines
-in a file is not counted as a change.
+the amount of pure code movements within a file.  In other words,
+rearranging lines in a file is not counted as much as other changes.
 
 --dirstat-by-file[=<limit>]::
 	Same as `--dirstat`, but counts changed files instead of lines.
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index a224048..3e0bc1f 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -1547,6 +1547,16 @@ static void show_dirstat(struct diff_options *options)
 		else
 			content_changed = 1;
 
+		if (!content_changed) {
+			/*
+			 * The SHA1 has not changed, so pre-/post-content is
+			 * identical. We can therefore skip looking at the
+			 * file contents altogether.
+			 */
+			damage = 0;
+			goto found_damage;
+		}
+
 		if (DIFF_OPT_TST(options, DIRSTAT_BY_FILE)) {
 			/*
 			 * In --dirstat-by-file mode, we don't really need to
@@ -1555,7 +1565,7 @@ static void show_dirstat(struct diff_options *options)
 			 * add this file to the list of results
 			 * (with each file contributing equal damage).
 			 */
-			damage = content_changed ? 1 : 0;
+			damage = 1;
 			goto found_damage;
 		}
 
@@ -1582,8 +1592,15 @@ static void show_dirstat(struct diff_options *options)
 		 * Original minus copied is the removed material,
 		 * added is the new material.  They are both damages
 		 * made to the preimage.
+		 * If the resulting damage is zero, we know that
+		 * diffcore_count_changes() considers the two entries to
+		 * be identical, but since content_changed is true, we
+		 * know that there must have been _some_ kind of change,
+		 * so we force all entries to have damage > 0.
 		 */
 		damage = (p->one->size - copied) + added;
+		if (!damage)
+			damage = 1;
 
 found_damage:
 		ALLOC_GROW(dir.files, dir.nr + 1, dir.alloc);
diff --git a/t/t4013-diff-various.sh b/t/t4013-diff-various.sh
index 6428a90..93a6f20 100755
--- a/t/t4013-diff-various.sh
+++ b/t/t4013-diff-various.sh
@@ -300,9 +300,7 @@ diff --no-index --name-status -- dir2 dir
 diff --no-index dir dir3
 diff master master^ side
 diff --dirstat master~1 master~2
-# --dirstat doesn't notice changes that simply rearrange existing lines
 diff --dirstat initial rearrange
-# ...but --dirstat-by-file does notice changes that only rearrange lines
 diff --dirstat-by-file initial rearrange
 EOF
 
diff --git a/t/t4013/diff.diff_--dirstat_initial_rearrange b/t/t4013/diff.diff_--dirstat_initial_rearrange
index fb2e17d..5fb02c1 100644
--- a/t/t4013/diff.diff_--dirstat_initial_rearrange
+++ b/t/t4013/diff.diff_--dirstat_initial_rearrange
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 $ git diff --dirstat initial rearrange
+ 100.0% dir/
 $
-- 
1.7.5.rc1.3.g4d7b
Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 16 of 91 in “BUG? in --dirstat when rearranging lines in a file”
  1. Johan HerlandApr 7, 2011
  2. Linus TorvaldsApr 7, 2011
  3. Junio C HamanoApr 7, 2011
  4. Linus TorvaldsApr 7, 2011
  5. Johan HerlandApr 8, 2011
  6. 1/3 --dirstat: Document shortcomings compared to --stat or regular diffJohan Herland, Apr 8, 2011
  7. Junio C HamanoApr 8, 2011
  8. 2/3 --dirstat-by-file: Make it faster and more correctJohan Herland, Apr 8, 2011
  9. 3/3 Teach --dirstat to not completely ignore rearranged linesJohan Herland, Apr 8, 2011
  10. Linus TorvaldsApr 8, 2011
  11. Junio C HamanoApr 8, 2011
  12. 0/3 --dirstat fixesJohan Herland, Apr 10, 2011
  13. 1/3 --dirstat: Describe non-obvious differences relative to --stat or regular diffJohan Herland, Apr 10, 2011
  14. 2/3 --dirstat-by-file: Make it faster and more correctJohan Herland, Apr 10, 2011
  15. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2011
  16. 3/3 Teach --dirstat to not completely ignore rearranged lines within a fileJohan Herland, Apr 10, 2011
  17. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2011
  18. Johan HerlandApr 11, 2011
  19. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2011
  20. Johan HerlandApr 12, 2011
  21. 4/3 --dirstat: In case of renames, use target filename instead of source filenameJohan Herland, Apr 12, 2011
  22. Linus TorvaldsApr 12, 2011
  23. 5/3 Alternative --dirstat implementation, based on diffstat analysisJohan Herland, Apr 12, 2011
  24. Linus TorvaldsApr 12, 2011
  25. Linus TorvaldsApr 12, 2011
  26. Johan HerlandApr 12, 2011
  27. Linus TorvaldsApr 12, 2011
  28. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2011
  29. 0/6 --dirstat fixes, part 2Johan Herland, Apr 26, 2011
  30. 1/6 Add several testcases for --dirstat and friendsJohan Herland, Apr 26, 2011
  31. 2/6 Make --dirstat=0 output directories that contribute < 0.1% of changesJohan Herland, Apr 26, 2011
  32. 3/6 Refactor --dirstat parsing; deprecate --cumulative and --dirstat-by-fileJohan Herland, Apr 26, 2011
  33. Junio C HamanoApr 26, 2011
  34. Johan HerlandApr 27, 2011
  35. Junio C HamanoApr 27, 2011
  36. Junio C HamanoApr 27, 2011
  37. Junio C HamanoApr 27, 2011
  38. 4/6 Add config variable for specifying default --dirstat behaviorJohan Herland, Apr 26, 2011
  39. Junio C HamanoApr 26, 2011
  40. Johan HerlandApr 27, 2011
  41. 5/6 Use floating point for --dirstat percentagesJohan Herland, Apr 26, 2011
  42. Junio C HamanoApr 26, 2011
  43. Johan HerlandApr 27, 2011
  44. Junio C HamanoApr 27, 2011
  45. Linus TorvaldsApr 27, 2011
  46. Junio C HamanoApr 27, 2011
  47. 6/6 New --dirstat=lines mode, doing dirstat analysis based on diffstatJohan Herland, Apr 26, 2011
  48. Junio C HamanoApr 26, 2011
  49. Johan HerlandApr 27, 2011
  50. Linus TorvaldsApr 26, 2011
  51. 0/6 --dirstat fixes, part 2Johan Herland, Apr 27, 2011
  52. 1/6 Add several testcases for --dirstat and friendsJohan Herland, Apr 27, 2011
  53. 2/6 Make --dirstat=0 output directories that contribute < 0.1% of changesJohan Herland, Apr 27, 2011
  54. 3/6 Refactor --dirstat parsing; deprecate --cumulative and --dirstat-by-fileJohan Herland, Apr 27, 2011
  55. 4/6 Add config variable for specifying default --dirstat behaviorJohan Herland, Apr 27, 2011
  56. 5/6 Use floating point for --dirstat percentagesJohan Herland, Apr 27, 2011
  57. Linus TorvaldsApr 27, 2011
  58. 6/6 New --dirstat=lines mode, doing dirstat analysis based on diffstatJohan Herland, Apr 27, 2011
  59. 0/6 --dirstat fixes, part 2Johan Herland, Apr 27, 2011
  60. 1/6 Add several testcases for --dirstat and friendsJohan Herland, Apr 27, 2011
  61. 2/6 Make --dirstat=0 output directories that contribute < 0.1% of changesJohan Herland, Apr 27, 2011
  62. 3/6 Refactor --dirstat parsing; deprecate --cumulative and --dirstat-by-fileJohan Herland, Apr 27, 2011
  63. 4/6 Add config variable for specifying default --dirstat behaviorJohan Herland, Apr 27, 2011
  64. 5/6 Allow specifying --dirstat cut-off percentage as a floating point numberJohan Herland, Apr 27, 2011
  65. Linus TorvaldsApr 27, 2011
  66. 5/6 Allow specifying --dirstat cut-off percentage as a floating point numberJohan Herland, Apr 27, 2011
  67. 6/6 New --dirstat=lines mode, doing dirstat analysis based on diffstatJohan Herland, Apr 27, 2011
  68. 0/7 --dirstat fixes, part 2Johan Herland, Apr 28, 2011
  69. 1/7 Add several testcases for --dirstat and friendsJohan Herland, Apr 28, 2011
  70. 2/7 Make --dirstat=0 output directories that contribute < 0.1% of changesJohan Herland, Apr 28, 2011
  71. 3/7 Refactor --dirstat parsing; deprecate --cumulative and --dirstat-by-fileJohan Herland, Apr 28, 2011
  72. 4/7 Add config variable for specifying default --dirstat behaviorJohan Herland, Apr 28, 2011
  73. 5/7 Allow specifying --dirstat cut-off percentage as a floating point numberJohan Herland, Apr 28, 2011
  74. 6/7 New --dirstat=lines mode, doing dirstat analysis based on diffstatJohan Herland, Apr 28, 2011
  75. 7/7 Improve error handling when parsing dirstat parametersJohan Herland, Apr 28, 2011
  76. Junio C HamanoApr 28, 2011
  77. Junio C HamanoApr 28, 2011
  78. Johan HerlandApr 28, 2011
  79. Johan HerlandApr 28, 2011
  80. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2011
  81. 0/8 --dirstat fixes, part 2Johan Herland, Apr 29, 2011
  82. 1/8 Add several testcases for --dirstat and friendsJohan Herland, Apr 29, 2011
  83. 2/8 Make --dirstat=0 output directories that contribute < 0.1% of changesJohan Herland, Apr 29, 2011
  84. 3/8 Refactor --dirstat parsing; deprecate --cumulative and --dirstat-by-fileJohan Herland, Apr 29, 2011
  85. 4/8 Add config variable for specifying default --dirstat behaviorJohan Herland, Apr 29, 2011
  86. 5/8 Allow specifying --dirstat cut-off percentage as a floating point numberJohan Herland, Apr 29, 2011
  87. 6/8 New --dirstat=lines mode, doing dirstat analysis based on diffstatJohan Herland, Apr 29, 2011
  88. 7/8 Improve error handling when parsing dirstat parametersJohan Herland, Apr 29, 2011
  89. 8/8 Mark dirstat error messages for translationJohan Herland, Apr 29, 2011
  90. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2011
  91. Linus TorvaldsApr 10, 2011

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