Re: [PATCH] diff: add a 'path' meta header for non-renames and non-copies

From: Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com>
Date: May 4, 2010, 19:30 UTC
Message-ID: <AANLkTilsk7Hh0oN72SfOlRK92qQhjVa-rNYUtVHocEj0@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 03:34, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:

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> Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com> writes:
>
>> ... do you have any other
>> thoughts on adding a <path> extended header for non-renames and
>> non-copies?
>
> Other than "Why do we even need it?", no.  We actually have been careful
> when designing the output format to make sure that necessary information
> appears.
>
> See also this thread:
>
>    http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/3990/focus=4002
>
> I wasn't too opposed to having a separate "Index: " line (or Anton's
> "name") like CVS does, but the conclusion of the thread was that it is not
> necessary.
>

Thanks for the pointer. The discussion revolves around technical arguments and the conclusion that this extra information is not necessary is reasonable. My intention for this information comes only from the usability and convenience side: I want a path without any prefix which I can select in the terminal and use this to open the file. Thats why it is only an option for the UI interface.

Bert