From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 23:36:26 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 0/2] diff-files: integrate with sparse index
Message-ID: <xmqqilesbbph.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <20230322161820.3609-1-cheskaqiqi@gmail.com>

Shuqi Liang <cheskaqiqi@gmail.com> writes:

> 3. Use `--stat` to ignore file creation time differences in unrefreshed
> index.

I am curious about this one.  Why is this a preferred solution over
say "run 'update-index --refresh' before running diff-files"?

Note that this is merely "I am curious", not "I think it is wrong".

Thanks.