From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 21:29:28 GMT
Subject: Re: Possible git blame bug?
Message-ID: <CAPc5daVRX_-bJ_2reDLKJin9PNfy6EjbD14T=Mpx=9P8xzdmuw@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqmvcorjyo.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 1:38 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> Domagoj Stolfa <domagoj.stolfa@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> The question is whether this is a bug or not, as --since=<year> might not be a
>> valid filter.
>
> I do not think blame ever was designed to work with --since, so that
> is indeed the case.

Actually, I do see that we had a cut-off based on rev->max_age since we
introduced it at cee7f245 ("git-pickaxe: blame rewritten.", 2006-10-19).

I do not know offhand if --since=2000 _means_ --since=2000-01-01 or something
completely different, though.