From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Cc: "Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
git@vger.kernel.org,
"Uwe Kleine-König" <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] range-diff(docs): explain how to specify commit ranges
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2021 21:43:41 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqim7hy5te.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.2101270357480.57@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet> (Johannes Schindelin's message of "Wed, 27 Jan 2021 04:01:33 +0100 (CET)")
Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
>> The above paragraph says A...B is turned into $(git merge-base A
>> B)..A and $(git merge-base A B)..B, but I wonder if we should be
>> rewriting it into A..B and B..A instead; that would make it
>> unnecessary to explain what should happen when there are more than
>> one merge bases.
>
> You know what? I lied.
I knew. So we need an update to the patch.
>> >> Does this merely resemble? Isn't it exactly what a symmetric range is?
>> >
>> > No, it is not exactly what a symmetric range is because `range-diff`
>> > treats both arms of the symmetric range independently, as two distinct
>> > non-symmetric ranges.
>>
>> This however is an end-user documentation, isn't it?
>
> Yes, and the end user is talking about _two_ commit ranges in the context
> of `git range-diff`, and about _one_ commit range in the context of `git
> log`.
You are forgetting that "log A...B" shows only one half of what a
symmetric range means, and hides which side each commit belongs to.
"git log --left-right A...B" shows what a symmetric range really is;
there are two sides, left and right, and "git range-diff A...B" is
a natural way to compare these two ranges.
I've been quite happy with the way how "git range-diff @{-1}..."
shows the comparison of two sides of the symmetric range, given by
"git log --oneline --left-right @{-1}..."
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-01-28 5:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 63+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-01-21 22:20 [PATCH 0/3] Range diff with ranges lacking dotdot Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-01-21 22:20 ` [PATCH 1/3] range-diff: refactor check for commit range Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-01-21 23:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-01-22 19:12 ` Phillip Wood
2021-01-22 21:59 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-01-23 15:59 ` Phillip Wood
2021-01-26 15:19 ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-01-21 22:20 ` [PATCH 2/3] range-diff: handle commit ranges other than A..B Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-01-21 23:37 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-01-22 16:12 ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-01-21 23:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-01-22 16:20 ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-01-21 22:20 ` [PATCH 3/3] range-diff(docs): explain how to specify commit ranges Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-01-21 23:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-01-22 16:21 ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-01-22 18:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-01-27 3:01 ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-01-28 5:43 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2021-01-22 18:20 ` Uwe Kleine-König
2021-01-26 15:22 ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-01-22 7:31 ` [PATCH 0/3] Range diff with ranges lacking dotdot Uwe Kleine-König
2021-01-22 18:16 ` [PATCH v2 " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-01-22 18:16 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] range-diff/format-patch: refactor check for commit range Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-01-22 20:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-01-25 7:35 ` Uwe Kleine-König
2021-01-25 19:24 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-01-25 21:25 ` Uwe Kleine-König
2021-01-26 19:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-01-22 18:16 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] range-diff/format-patch: handle commit ranges other than A..B Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-01-22 20:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-01-27 2:57 ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-01-28 5:57 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-01-28 15:38 ` Johannes Schindelin
[not found] ` <xmqqim7gx41d.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
2021-02-06 0:39 ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-01-22 18:16 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] range-diff(docs): explain how to specify commit ranges Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-01-27 16:37 ` [PATCH v3 0/3] Range diff with ranges lacking dotdot Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-01-27 16:37 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] range-diff/format-patch: refactor check for commit range Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-01-27 16:37 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] range-diff/format-patch: handle commit ranges other than A..B Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-01-27 16:37 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] range-diff(docs): explain how to specify commit ranges Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-02-04 9:31 ` [PATCH v4 0/3] Range diff with ranges lacking dotdot Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-02-04 9:31 ` [PATCH v4 1/3] range-diff/format-patch: refactor check for commit range Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-02-04 18:56 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-02-04 19:27 ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-02-04 9:31 ` [PATCH v4 2/3] range-diff/format-patch: handle commit ranges other than A..B Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-02-04 18:51 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-02-04 21:42 ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-02-04 18:58 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-02-04 21:57 ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-02-04 9:31 ` [PATCH v4 3/3] range-diff(docs): explain how to specify commit ranges Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-02-04 18:53 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-02-04 21:58 ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-02-04 22:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-02-04 23:29 ` [PATCH v5 0/3] Range diff with ranges lacking dotdot Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-02-04 23:29 ` [PATCH v5 1/3] range-diff/format-patch: refactor check for commit range Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-02-04 23:29 ` [PATCH v5 2/3] range-diff/format-patch: handle commit ranges other than A..B Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-02-05 1:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-02-05 1:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-02-05 14:09 ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-02-04 23:29 ` [PATCH v5 3/3] range-diff(docs): explain how to specify commit ranges Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-02-05 14:44 ` [PATCH v6 0/3] Range diff with ranges lacking dotdot Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-02-05 14:44 ` [PATCH v6 1/3] range-diff/format-patch: refactor check for commit range Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-02-05 14:44 ` [PATCH v6 2/3] range-diff/format-patch: handle commit ranges other than A..B Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2021-02-05 14:44 ` [PATCH v6 3/3] range-diff(docs): explain how to specify commit ranges Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
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