Re: [PATCHv2 0/7] git describe blob

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Nov 1, 2017, 05:14 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqzi86twam.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <20171031211852.13001-1-sbeller@google.com>

Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:

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> Occasionally a user is given an object hash from a blob as an error message
> or other output (e.g. [1]).
>
> It would be useful to get a further description of such a blob, such as
> the (commit, path) tuple where this blob was introduced.
>
> This implements the answer in builtin/describe,
> however the heuristics are weak. See patch 6 for details.

Overall this was a relatively pleasant read.  Will queue.

Thanks.

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