From: Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:18:09 GMT
Subject: Re: rfc - Changing the way gitk and git-gui are managed
Message-ID: <AANLkTi=R2-=TNXyFq4OCo6LsYOMNgVga+=6QrAfCoHRx@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20100724125408.GA17481@burratino>

On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 8:54 AM, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:
> Nicolas Sebrecht wrote:
>> What is the issue with the current status?
>
> Here is one:
>
>  $ git log --oneline -SListbox.font -- gitk-git/gitk
>  $ git log --oneline --follow -SListbox.font -- gitk-git/gitk
>  62ba514 Move gitk to its own subdirectory
>  $ git log --oneline -SListbox.font -- gitk-git/gitk gitk
>  207ad7b gitk: Set the font for all listbox widgets
>  $

This is a bug in git log --follow, not a reason to completely redesign the repo.

FWIW, I previously tracked the bug down to the fact that it doesn't
track file renames that happen during a merge commit, which is what
subtree merge produces.  I don't have the time or knowledge required
to fix it.

Have fun,

Avery