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Re: [PATCHv2 1/3] t6022: New test checking for unnecessary updates of renamed+modified files

From
Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 2, 2011, 22:26 UTC
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<AANLkTikG+DT3fz3ntqQAz7pzz+aDd2Q4db02C8ypQMx_@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi,
On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 12:33 AM, Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net> wrote:
> Am 3/1/2011 2:08, schrieb Elijah Newren:
> Use
>        test-chmtime =1000000000 rename &&
<snip>
>        orig=$(test-chmtime -v +0 rename) &&
<snip>
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>> +     git diff-files --exit-code # Is "rename" clean, or only racily clean?
>
> What you see here, is not "racily clean", but "stat dirty". "Racily clean"
> means that git thinks that the file is clean (because the stat information
> matches), but in fact the file content is not identical to the content
> recorded in the index.

Thanks for the suggestions and explanation; I've got it and Jeff's suggestions incorporated.

Previous: Jeff KingNext: Elijah Newren
Message 5 of 14 in “[PATCHv2 0/3] Fix unnecessary (mtime) updates of files during merge”
  1. Elijah NewrenMar 1, 2011
  2. 1/3 t6022: New test checking for unnecessary updates of renamed+modified filesElijah Newren, Mar 1, 2011
  3. Johannes SixtMar 1, 2011
  4. Jeff KingMar 1, 2011
  5. Elijah NewrenMar 2, 2011
  6. 2/3 t6022: New test checking for unnecessary updates of files in D/F conflictsElijah Newren, Mar 1, 2011
  7. 3/3 merge-recursive: When we detect we can skip an update, actually skip itElijah Newren, Mar 1, 2011
  8. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2011
  9. Elijah NewrenMar 2, 2011
  10. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2011
  11. Jeff KingMar 1, 2011
  12. Jeff KingMar 1, 2011
  13. Elijah NewrenMar 2, 2011
  14. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2011

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