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Re: impure renames / history tracking

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Mar 1, 2006, 22:46 UTC
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Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se> writes:
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> Just to cap off my own engagement in this discussion, here's the last
> time rename detection was seriously discussed on the list:
>
> http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au/archives/git/0504/0147.html
>
> If you're going to implement something you might benefit from the
> suggestions made there.
Also, today's #git log has some interesting material.
	http://colabti.de/irclogger/irclogger_logs/git

For anybody who wants to discuss rename recording (not tracking), the following is a must-read:

	http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/217
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  6. Andreas EricssonMar 1, 2006
  7. Paul JakmaMar 2, 2006
  8. Andreas EricssonMar 2, 2006
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  11. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2006
  12. Paul JakmaMar 1, 2006
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