Re: [PATCH v5 0/9] [RFC] diff: add diff.<driver>.process for external hunk providers

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jul 16, 2026, 16:40 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq8q7aj3b0.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <pull.2120.v5.git.1784149323.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

"Michael Montalbo via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

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> A "Which features consult the diff process" section in gitattributes(5) lays
> out, per feature, why each does or does not consult the process (patch
> output, blame, summary formats, and the -L line-range view do; pickaxe -G,
> patch-id, merge, range-diff, --check, and --raw do not, with reasons).
> Combined diffs (--cc) remain on the builtin algorithm and are noted as
> future work.
>
> Changes since v4:

This round does not play well with the mm/line-log-limited-ops topic, unfortunately, it seems.

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