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Re: [PATCH 1/2] diffcore-rename: support rename cache

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 7, 2008, 23:17 UTC
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Yann Dirson <ydirson@altern.org> writes:
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> On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 09:35:32PM +0700, Nguy???n Thái Ng???c Duy wrote:
>> This patch teaches diffcore_rename() to look into
>> $GIT_DIR/rename-cache and make use of it to recreate diff_filepair.
>> With proper cache, there should be no available entry for estimation
>> after exact matching.
>
> This is something I have thought about in the past, good to see that
> implemented :)
>
>> Rename caching is per commit. I don't think abitrary tree-tree caching
>> is worth it.
>
> That could be a nice complement to my directory-rename patch.

Has anybody thought about interaction between that caching and pathspec limited operation?

Previous: Yann DirsonNext: Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy
Message 4 of 10 in “diffcore-rename: support rename cache”
  1. 1/2 diffcore-rename: support rename cacheNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 7, 2008
  2. 2/2 diffcore-rename: add config option to allow to cache renamesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 7, 2008
  3. Yann DirsonNov 7, 2008
  4. Junio C HamanoNov 7, 2008
  5. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyNov 8, 2008
  6. Yann DirsonNov 8, 2008
  7. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyNov 8, 2008
  8. Jeff KingNov 8, 2008
  9. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyNov 8, 2008
  10. Jeff KingNov 9, 2008

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