From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 01:34:08 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] diff: add a 'path' meta header for non-renames and non-copies
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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.