On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 17:24, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > Given that we have, in fact, never renamed any files in the history of > the project, I'm wondering exactly why it thinks that the number of > potential rename/copy targets isn't zero. The whole thing smells > broken to me, which is why I am unhappy about the idea of suddenly > starting to depend on it in a big way.
Because git doesn't do "rename tracking" at all -- a rename operation is no different from a delete+add operation. Instead it tracks how lines of code move around in the tree: https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/GitFaq#Why_does_git_not_.22track.22_renames.3F Regards, Marti -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
