Re: [PATCH] diff: implement config.diff.renames=copies-harder

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Nov 8, 2023, 04:06 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqv8ac7utk.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <CABPp-BEgxKn3QvJQ+6L3Z1RN1im=c3dfApLRCrQqum_Yim44Gw@mail.gmail.com>

Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com> writes:

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>> > We probably don't want to copy all three of those sentences here, but
>> > I think we need to make sure users can find them, thus my suggestion
>> > to reference the `--find-copies-harder` option to git-diff so that
>> > affected users can get the info they need to choose.
>>
>> "in addition to paths that are different, will look for more copies
>> even in unmodified paths" then?
>
> That's much better.  I still slightly prefer referencing
> `--find-copies-harder` so that there's a link between "copies-harder"
> and `--find-copies-harder`; but this version would also be fine.

Oh, I didn't mean "use this rewrite and do not make any external reference". More like "external reference is a good idea and necessary to help motivated readers, but we should give enough information inline, and I think this level of details would be sufficient".

Thanks.