# [PATCH]: Pass -M to diff in request-pull

4 messages from 2006-12-04 to 2006-12-04. Participants: David Miller, Linus Torvalds, Junio C Hamano.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/43353

## David Miller, 2006-12-04 07:17

Subject: [PATCH]: Pass -M to diff in request-pull
Message-ID: <20061203.231700.55509531.davem@davemloft.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20061203.231700.55509531.davem%40davemloft.net

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Linus recommended this, otherwise any renames cause the
diffstate output to be rediculious in some circumstances :)

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

diff --git a/git-request-pull.sh b/git-request-pull.sh
index 4319e35..4eacc3a 100755
--- a/git-request-pull.sh
+++ b/git-request-pull.sh
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ echo "  $url"
 echo
 
 git log  $baserev..$headrev | git-shortlog ;
-git diff --stat --summary $baserev..$headrev

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## Junio C Hamano, 2006-12-04 08:35

Subject: Re: [PATCH]: Pass -M to diff in request-pull
Message-ID: <7v3b7wrrcr.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7v3b7wrrcr.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net
In-Reply-To: <20061203.231700.55509531.davem@davemloft.net>

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David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> writes:

> Linus recommended this, otherwise any renames cause the
> diffstate output to be rediculious in some circumstances :)

Thanks, but "rediculious"?

I think this makes sense, especially as it matches what we
show after a git-pull that ought to match the request.

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## Linus Torvalds, 2006-12-04 16:45

Subject: Re: [PATCH]: Pass -M to diff in request-pull
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0612040843540.3476@woody.osdl.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.64.0612040843540.3476%40woody.osdl.org
In-Reply-To: <7v3b7wrrcr.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

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On Mon, 4 Dec 2006, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> writes:
> >
> > Linus recommended this, otherwise any renames cause the
> > diffstate output to be rediculious in some circumstances :)
> 
> Thanks, but "rediculious"?

Kernel dewalopers can't speel. We all knew that.

At least we don't do 1337-sp33k.


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## David Miller, 2006-12-04 17:49

Subject: Re: [PATCH]: Pass -M to diff in request-pull
Message-ID: <20061204.094920.95061481.davem@davemloft.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20061204.094920.95061481.davem%40davemloft.net
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0612040843540.3476@woody.osdl.org>

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From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 08:45:28 -0800 (PST)

> On Mon, 4 Dec 2006, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> > David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> writes:
> > >
> > > Linus recommended this, otherwise any renames cause the
> > > diffstate output to be rediculious in some circumstances :)
> > 
> > Thanks, but "rediculious"?
> 
> Kernel dewalopers can't speel. We all knew that.
> 
> At least we don't do 1337-sp33k.


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