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[PATCH 15/15] diff: use blob path for blob/file diffs

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
May 19, 2017, 12:59 UTC
Message-ID
<20170519125934.6kz7qukpmf43lcld@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<20170519124651.4q7waz75rmzfopgn@sigill.intra.peff.net>
When we diff a blob against a working tree file like:
  git diff HEAD:Makefile Makefile

we always use the working tree filename for both sides of the diff. In most cases that's fine, as the two would be the same anyway, as above. And until recently, we used the "name" for the blob, not the path, which would have the messy "HEAD:" on the beginning.

But when they don't match, like:
  git diff HEAD:old_path new_path
it makes sense to show both names.

This patch uses the blob's path field if it's available, and otherwise falls back to using the filename (in preference to the blob's name, which is likely to be garbage like a raw sha1).

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 builtin/diff.c        | 3 ++-
 t/t4063-diff-blobs.sh | 7 ++++++-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/diff.c b/builtin/diff.c
index 1a1149eed..5e7c6428c 100644
--- a/builtin/diff.c
+++ b/builtin/diff.c
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ static int builtin_diff_b_f(struct rev_info *revs,
 		     blob[0]->mode, canon_mode(st.st_mode),
 		     &blob[0]->item->oid, &null_oid,
 		     1, 0,
-		     path, path);
+		     blob[0]->path ? blob[0]->path : path,
+		     path);
 	diffcore_std(&revs->diffopt);
 	diff_flush(&revs->diffopt);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/t/t4063-diff-blobs.sh b/t/t4063-diff-blobs.sh
index 80ce033ab..bc69e26c5 100755
--- a/t/t4063-diff-blobs.sh
+++ b/t/t4063-diff-blobs.sh
@@ -81,11 +81,16 @@ test_expect_success 'diff blob against file' '
 test_expect_success 'index of blob-file diff' '
 	check_index $sha1_one $sha1_two
 '
-test_expect_failure 'blob-file diff uses filename as paths' '
+test_expect_success 'blob-file diff uses filename as paths' '
 	check_paths one two
 '
 test_expect_success FILEMODE 'blob-file diff shows mode change' '
 	check_mode 100644 100755
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'blob-file diff prefers filename to sha1' '
+	run_diff $sha1_one two &&
+	check_paths two two
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
2.13.0.219.g63f6bc368
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  2. 1/2 gitattributes: demonstrate that Git tries to read a bogus fileJohannes Schindelin, May 15, 2017
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  4. Jeff KingMay 16, 2017
  5. Jeff KingMay 16, 2017
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 17, 2017
  7. Jeff KingMay 17, 2017
  8. Johannes SchindelinMay 18, 2017
  9. Jeff KingMay 19, 2017
  10. 0/15 retain blob info for git diff HEAD:foo HEAD:barJeff King, May 19, 2017
  11. 01/15 handle_revision_arg: reset "dotdot" consistentlyJeff King, May 19, 2017
  12. Philip OakleyMay 20, 2017
  13. Jeff KingMay 23, 2017
  14. Philip OakleyMay 23, 2017
  15. 02/15 handle_revision_arg: simplify commit reference lookupsJeff King, May 19, 2017
  16. 03/15 handle_revision_arg: stop using "dotdot" as a generic pointerJeff King, May 19, 2017
  17. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2017
  18. Jeff KingMay 24, 2017
  19. 04/15 handle_revision_arg: hoist ".." check out of range parsingJeff King, May 19, 2017
  20. 05/15 handle_revision_arg: add handle_dotdot() helperJeff King, May 19, 2017
  21. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2017
  22. 06/15 sha1_name: consistently refer to object_context as "oc"Jeff King, May 19, 2017
  23. 07/15 get_sha1_with_context: always initialize oc->symlink_pathJeff King, May 19, 2017
  24. 08/15 get_sha1_with_context: dynamically allocate oc->pathJeff King, May 19, 2017
  25. 09/15 t4063: add tests of direct blob diffsJeff King, May 19, 2017
  26. 10/15 handle_revision_arg: record modes for "a..b" endpointsJeff King, May 19, 2017
  27. 11/15 handle_revision_arg: record paths for pending objectsJeff King, May 19, 2017
  28. 12/15 diff: pass whole pending entry in blobinfoJeff King, May 19, 2017
  29. 13/15 diff: use the word "path" instead of "name" for blobsJeff King, May 19, 2017
  30. 14/15 diff: use pending "path" if it is availableJeff King, May 19, 2017
  31. 15/15 diff: use blob path for blob/file diffsJeff King, May 19, 2017
  32. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2017
  33. Jeff KingMay 24, 2017

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