Re: [PATCH 1/3] doc: clarify documentation for rename/copy limits
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Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
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- Jul 11, 2021, 04:37 UTC
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On 11/07/21 07.46, Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget wrote:
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> -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?
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