Re: git-diff bug?

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Nov 3, 2020, 16:58 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqpn4us7hf.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <CALO-gusFac+GNrB9Rcbqteyv+gs5h0A-PTxnwRswZMhTnNBFyA@mail.gmail.com>

Eli Barzilay <eli@barzilay.org> writes:

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> On Mon, Nov 2, 2020 at 5:15 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>>
>> Eli Barzilay <eli@barzilay.org> writes:
>>
>> > How is it valid?
>>
>> Just this part.  Any patch output that correctly explains how the
>> preimage text changed to the postimage text is a "valid" diff, and
>> that is how René used the word.
>
> To be clear, the "valid" in my question is about the correctness of
> the expected behavior,...

I know that, and that is why I clarified that you two are using the same word differently.

> In any case, I think that I now see the problem: the (sparse)
> explanation says "Ignore changes whose lines are all blank.".  It
> would have been helpful to clarify with "(but blank likes that are
> *part of* a change are still shown)".

Looks sensible ;-)