git-svn appears to use -C (which implies -M) by default. See "sub generate_diff" in .../libexec/git-core/git-svn.
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 2:50 AM, Balazs Kelemen <[email protected]> wrote: > That works, thank you guys! > By the way, don't you think the -M switch for git diff should be used by > webkit-patch? > It's much easier to review a patch with rename and changes with the rename > detection. > > On 01/04/2011 07:26 AM, Evan Martin wrote: >> >> Adam is correct. >> >> To elaborate, there are two rename-related flags of interest: >> >> 1) When you git log -- foo/bar.cc, you're saying "only show me logs >> that apply to the path foo/bar.cc". This excludes renames implicitly. >> The --follow flag indicates that the filename filter should be >> broadened to include renames. >> >> 2) If you are viewing diffs (like with -p), you must pass -M etc. just >> as you would to git diff for it to find renames. >> >> Here's an interesting thread from Linus on the subject: >> http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2009/1/30/4856404/thread >> As usual, his opinions on renames are ...interesting. >> >> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Adam Barth<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> There's a git option to follow renames. I think it's --follow, but >>> some git experts might know better. >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Balazs Kelemen<[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I have just realized that git log -- filename does not output the >>>> history before the file had been moved to Source. It seems like the >>>> whole git history will be lost after the move. Did we take this into >>>> consideration when we decided to switch to the new directory structure? >>>> Can we do something to save the history? Or should I just >>>> do something locally to fix this? >>>> >>>> Balazs >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> webkit-dev mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/webkit-dev >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> webkit-dev mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/webkit-dev >>> > > _______________________________________________ > webkit-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/webkit-dev > _______________________________________________ webkit-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/webkit-dev
