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Re: [PATCH] diff: add a 'path' meta header for non-renames and non-copies

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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May 4, 2010, 01:34 UTC
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Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com> writes:
> ... do you have any other
> thoughts on adding a <path> extended header for non-renames and
> non-copies?

Other than "Why do we even need it?", no. We actually have been careful when designing the output format to make sure that necessary information appears.

See also this thread:
    http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/3990/focus=4002

I wasn't too opposed to having a separate "Index: " line (or Anton's "name") like CVS does, but the conclusion of the thread was that it is not necessary.

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