From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:07:42 GMT
Subject: Re: Basename matching during rename/copy detection
Message-ID: <7vtzt1ybld.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.pobox.com>
In-Reply-To: <200706210900.49702.andyparkins@gmail.com>

Andy Parkins <andyparkins@gmail.com> writes:

> On Thursday 2007 June 21, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> Having many "identical files" in the preimage is just stupid to
>> begin with (if you know they are identical, why are you storing
>> copies, instead of your build procedure to reuse the same file),
>> so the algorithm did not bother finding a better match among
>> "equals".
>
> That's a really poor argument; it's not git's place to impose restrictions on 
> what is stored in it.

It's not even an argument, nor an attempt to justify it.  It was
just an explanation of historical fact "It did not bother".
Please re-read the final part of the message, which you omitted
from your quote.