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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: "Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org,
	 Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>,
	Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] range-diff: optionally include merge commits' diffs in the analysis
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:46:51 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqq5xoypetw.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.1734.git.1731000007391.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget's message of "Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:20:07 +0000")

"Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
writes:

> Let's add corresponding support for `git range-diff`, too. This makes it
> more convenient to spot differences between iterations of non-linear
> contributions, where so-called "evil merges" are sometimes necessary and
> need to be reviewed, too.

Nice addition.

As the "diff of the diff" outer diff part would be two-"blob" diff,
we won't have to worry about this option causing confusions to
users, unlike things like "-U8", to which layer of diffs the option
would apply.

Will queue.  Thanks.

  reply	other threads:[~2024-11-08  3:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-11-07 17:20 [PATCH] range-diff: optionally include merge commits' diffs in the analysis Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2024-11-08  3:46 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2024-11-08  6:53 ` Johannes Sixt
2024-11-08 10:53   ` Johannes Schindelin
2024-11-09  8:49     ` Elijah Newren
2024-11-11  0:20       ` Junio C Hamano
2024-11-08 11:56   ` Junio C Hamano
2024-11-08 15:53   ` Elijah Newren
2024-11-08 13:43 ` [PATCH v2] " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2024-11-08 17:04   ` Elijah Newren
2024-11-11 19:55     ` Johannes Schindelin
2024-11-10 20:30   ` Philippe Blain
2024-11-11 20:07     ` Johannes Schindelin
2024-11-26  7:58       ` Junio C Hamano
2024-11-11  0:37   ` Junio C Hamano
2024-11-11 16:51     ` Elijah Newren
2024-11-12  0:29       ` Junio C Hamano
2024-12-16 14:11   ` [PATCH v3 0/2] Support diff merges option in range diff Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2024-12-16 14:11     ` [PATCH v3 1/2] range-diff: optionally include merge commits' diffs in the analysis Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2024-12-16 14:11     ` [PATCH v3 2/2] range-diff: introduce the convenience option `--remerge-diff` Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2024-11-08 15:33 ` [PATCH] range-diff: optionally include merge commits' diffs in the analysis Elijah Newren

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