Re: Finally implement "git log --follow"

From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Jun 21, 2007, 01:15 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.0.98.0706201811440.3593@woody.linux-foundation.org>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.0.98.0706191358180.3593@woody.linux-foundation.org>

Junio, I note that you merged this into 'next', and also:

On Tue, 19 Jun 2007, Linus Torvalds wrote:

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> [ long and boring explanation ]
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> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Note the *four* dashes instead of three, so:

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> NOTE! For obvious enough reasons, I limited the rename following to just 
> *one* pathname. If somebody wants to extend it to any more, be my guest.
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> Also, I really might have some silly bug somewhere.
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> "It Works For Me(tm)", and I tested it with both the git archive and the 
> kernel (block/ll_rw_block.c) and it worked beautifully, but I'll also 
> admit that the patch is a bit _too_ clever for my taste normally. The 
> patch actually looks more straightforward than it really is: that "hook 
> directly into diff_tree_sha1()" thing is just too damn clever for words.
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> People who want to improve on it should get rid of the memory leak I 
> introduced - I decided to not bother cleaning up the whole rename diff 
> queue, I just reset it. I'm lazy, and I'm a *man*. I do the rough manly 
> stuff, others can clean up after me.
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> *Burp*. That hit the spot. *Scratch*

This also hit the git archives.

My burping and scratching wasn't really *meant* to be part of the official record, but hey, there you have it.

No problem, and maybe you noticed and thought it amusing, but in case it went unnoticed, you may want to clean that up when/if moving it to "master".

Or not. Your choice.

		Linus