Re: git-diff-files -z output

From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: May 22, 2005, 17:17 UTC
Message-ID: <7v3bsffadn.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <20050522170540.GO15178@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

>>>>> "TG" == Thomas Glanzmann <sithglan@stud.uni-erlangen.de> writes:

TG> I am adopting to the new format. TG> Are the fields supposed to be seperated by space or tab?

Please see Documentation/diff-format.txt; find the below in the archive for the full description of why we wanted this format update.

    From:	Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
    Subject: Re: updated design for the diff-raw format.
    To:	git@vger.kernel.org
    Date:	Sat, 21 May 2005 16:17:33 -0700

    (second of the replayed message, with blessing from Linus)

    Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 11:24:31 -0700 (PDT)
    From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
    To: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
    Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] Diff overhaul, adding the other half of copy detection.
    Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0505211107160.2206@ppc970.osdl.org>

    On Sat, 21 May 2005, Junio C Hamano wrote:
    > 
    > Once we start to think of it this way, it becomes quite tempting
    > to change the diff-raw format to actually match the above
    > concept.

    I agree, and I was going to suggest changing the "raw" diff output for all
    the same reasons. So I think you should do it, as the old format was based
    on not really knowing where this all would take us. I think your proposed
    format is visually nicer, and it's obviously more flexible.