Jeff King <p...@peff.net> writes: > On Thu, Dec 01, 2016 at 12:52:05PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote: > >> Jeff King <p...@peff.net> writes: >> >> > This takes the output of `diff-tree -z --raw` and feeds it >> > back to the later stages of the diff machinery to produce >> > diffs in other formats. >> >> A full circle. This reminds me of the experiment done more than 10 >> years ago at the beginning of the "diffcore transformations" design. > > Heh, I didn't even think to dig for prior art on the list.
It took me a while to dig it up because the topic is so old, but https://public-inbox.org/git/pine.lnx.4.58.0504251832480.18...@ppc970.osdl.org/ is the thread I had in mind. The idea of rename detection followed soon afterwards.
