>> Indeed, some meta data is needed, although I think much of it can be 
>> properly inferred if the commits have sufficient resolution. As a side note, 
>> git for instance does not track renames:
>>      
>> https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Git_FAQ#Why_does_Git_not_.22track.22_renames.3F
>>      http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/217
>> Specially the last link is worth reading ;)
> 
> Yes, this seems probable, but we need to try to be sure.

definitely, for now this sounds more like an optimization, sticking to the full 
metadata seems to be easier.


>> If you attach the information to the commit itself that will be fine:        
>>      https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-notes.html
>> 
>> because, as you say, each time metadata ends up in the sources part of the 
>> git
>> repository we will have merge problems, since you can only properly merge 
>> such
>> data if you fully understand the semantic meaning.
> 
> Hum. Reading git notes say that there is a merge operation involved...

haha, yeah thought the same ;), though I never used notes, so I have to try 
that out first..

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