From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
Cc: Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
git@vger.kernel.org, Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] doc: clarify documentation for rename/copy limits
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:27:33 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqh7gz2pfe.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <c25e29a9-3a15-4079-43fd-b77746927b16@gmail.com> (Derrick Stolee's message of "Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:03:09 -0400")
Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> writes:
> merge.renameLimit::
> The number of potential inexact renames to consider when
> performing rename detection during a merge; if this limit
> is exceeded, then no inexact renames are computed. Renames
> where the content does not change are excluded from this
> limit. If not specified, defaults to...
>
> Feel free to take or leave any of this example.
Phrases like "finding inexact renames" and "finding which files were
moved with changes" may tell what we are spending cycles on to the
end user, but I have to say I agree that "quadratic portion" would
not resonate with the intended audiences at all.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-07-12 21:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 44+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-07-11 0:46 [PATCH 0/3] Improve the documentation and warnings dealing with rename/copy limits Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-07-11 0:46 ` [PATCH 1/3] doc: clarify documentation for " Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-07-11 4:37 ` Bagas Sanjaya
2021-07-11 4:52 ` Elijah Newren
2021-07-12 15:03 ` Derrick Stolee
2021-07-12 21:27 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2021-07-11 0:46 ` [PATCH 2/3] doc: document the special handling of -l0 Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-07-11 4:54 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-07-11 4:54 ` Elijah Newren
2021-07-11 0:46 ` [PATCH 3/3] diff: correct warning message when renameLimit exceeded Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-07-12 15:09 ` Derrick Stolee
2021-07-12 18:13 ` Elijah Newren
2021-07-14 0:47 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-07-14 1:06 ` Elijah Newren
2021-07-14 1:10 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-07-14 1:22 ` Elijah Newren
2021-07-14 5:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-07-14 15:09 ` Elijah Newren
2021-07-14 1:12 ` [PATCH v2 0/4] Rename/copy limits -- docs, warnings, and new defaults Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-07-14 1:12 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] diff: correct warning message when renameLimit exceeded Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-07-14 1:12 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] doc: clarify documentation for rename/copy limits Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-07-14 7:37 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-14 16:30 ` Elijah Newren
2021-07-14 22:08 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-14 22:56 ` Elijah Newren
2021-07-14 1:12 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] doc: document the special handling of -l0 Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-07-14 16:45 ` Jeff King
2021-07-14 17:17 ` Elijah Newren
2021-07-14 17:33 ` Jeff King
2021-07-14 19:32 ` Elijah Newren
2021-07-14 1:12 ` [PATCH v2 4/4] Bump rename limit defaults (yet again) Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-07-14 16:43 ` Jeff King
2021-07-14 17:32 ` Elijah Newren
2021-07-14 17:57 ` Jeff King
2021-07-14 20:03 ` Elijah Newren
2021-07-14 20:47 ` Jeff King
2021-07-15 0:45 ` [PATCH v3 0/4] Rename/copy limits -- docs, warnings, and new defaults Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-07-15 0:45 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] diff: correct warning message when renameLimit exceeded Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-07-15 0:45 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] doc: clarify documentation for rename/copy limits Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-07-15 0:45 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] diffcore-rename: treat a rename_limit of 0 as unlimited Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-07-15 23:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-07-15 0:45 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] Bump rename limit defaults (yet again) Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget
2021-07-15 13:36 ` [PATCH v3 0/4] Rename/copy limits -- docs, warnings, and new defaults Derrick Stolee
2021-07-15 23:20 ` Junio C Hamano
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