git-commit-vandalism/Documentation
Junio C Hamano 3cde4e02ee diff: retire "compaction" heuristics
When a patch inserts a block of lines, whose last lines are the
same as the existing lines that appear before the inserted block,
"git diff" can choose any place between these existing lines as the
boundary between the pre-context and the added lines (adjusting the
end of the inserted block as appropriate) to come up with variants
of the same patch, and some variants are easier to read than others.

We have been trying to improve the choice of this boundary, and Git
2.11 shipped with an experimental "compaction-heuristic".  Since
then another attempt to improve the logic further resulted in a new
"indent-heuristic" logic.  It is agreed that the latter gives better
result overall, and the former outlived its usefulness.

Retire "compaction", and keep "indent" as an experimental feature.
The latter hopefully will be turned on by default in a future
release, but that should be done as a separate step.

Suggested-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2016-12-23 12:32:22 -08:00
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howto Merge branch 'po/fix-doc-merge-base-illustration' into maint 2016-10-28 09:01:21 -07:00
RelNotes A bit of updates post -rc0 2016-11-01 12:59:58 -07:00
technical Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
.gitattributes
.gitignore doc: generate a list of valid merge tools 2013-02-02 21:46:52 -08:00
asciidoc.conf Documentation: avoid poor-man's small caps GIT 2013-02-01 13:53:25 -08:00
blame-options.txt blame: dwim "blame --reverse OLD" as "blame --reverse OLD.." 2016-06-14 12:13:07 -07:00
build-docdep.perl
cat-texi.perl Documentation: Strip texinfo anchors to avoid duplicates 2013-04-03 16:14:19 -07:00
cmd-list.perl command-list: prepare machinery for upcoming "common groups" section 2015-05-21 13:03:37 -07:00
CodingGuidelines CodingGuidelines: formatting HEAD in documentation 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
config.txt Merge branch 'jk/rebase-config-insn-fmt-docfix' 2016-10-31 13:15:24 -07:00
date-formats.txt doc: more consistency in environment variables format 2016-06-08 12:04:37 -07:00
diff-config.txt diff: retire "compaction" heuristics 2016-12-23 12:32:22 -08:00
diff-format.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
diff-generate-patch.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
diff-heuristic-options.txt diff: retire "compaction" heuristics 2016-12-23 12:32:22 -08:00
diff-options.txt Merge branch 'nd/ita-empty-commit' 2016-10-27 14:58:50 -07:00
docbook-xsl.css
docbook.xsl
everyday.txto Documentation: fix linkgit references 2016-05-09 15:44:14 -07:00
fetch-options.txt Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
fix-texi.perl
fmt-merge-msg-config.txt Documentation: include 'merge.branchdesc' for merge and config as well 2015-05-28 12:38:46 -07:00
git-add.txt add: document the chmod option 2016-09-12 15:03:32 -07:00
git-am.txt Merge branch 'mm/doc-tt' 2016-07-13 11:24:14 -07:00
git-annotate.txt blame: honor the diff heuristic options and config 2016-09-19 10:25:11 -07:00
git-apply.txt git-apply.txt: mention the behavior inside a subdir 2016-03-24 10:16:52 -07:00
git-archimport.txt Documentation: the name of the system is 'Git', not 'git' 2013-02-01 13:53:33 -08:00
git-archive.txt docs: clarify remote restrictions for git-upload-archive 2014-02-28 09:55:35 -08:00
git-bisect-lk2009.txt doc: more consistency in environment variables format 2016-06-08 12:04:37 -07:00
git-bisect.txt doc: typeset HEAD and variants as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-blame.txt Merge branch 'jc/blame-reverse' 2016-10-10 14:03:51 -07:00
git-branch.txt doc: typeset HEAD and variants as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-bundle.txt transport: drop support for git-over-rsync 2016-02-01 13:07:41 -08:00
git-cat-file.txt cat-file: support --textconv/--filters in batch mode 2016-09-11 14:48:15 -07:00
git-check-attr.txt usage: do not insist that standard input must come from a file 2015-10-16 15:27:52 -07:00
git-check-ignore.txt Documentation: fix linkgit references 2016-05-09 15:44:14 -07:00
git-check-mailmap.txt builtin: add git-check-mailmap command 2013-07-13 10:19:37 -07:00
git-check-ref-format.txt git-check-ref-format.txt: fixup documentation 2016-09-21 11:12:41 -07:00
git-checkout-index.txt
git-checkout.txt checkout.txt: document a common case that ignores ambiguation rules 2016-09-21 08:44:41 -07:00
git-cherry-pick.txt Merge branch 'mm/doc-tt' into maint 2016-07-28 11:25:54 -07:00
git-cherry.txt Documentation: revamp git-cherry(1) 2013-11-27 12:16:49 -08:00
git-citool.txt
git-clean.txt doc: typeset short command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:20:52 -07:00
git-clone.txt Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
git-column.txt doc: remote author/documentation sections from more pages 2014-01-27 08:34:34 -08:00
git-commit-tree.txt Merge branch 'mm/doc-tt' into maint 2016-07-28 11:25:54 -07:00
git-commit.txt Merge branch 'nd/commit-p-doc' into maint 2016-10-28 09:01:15 -07:00
git-config.txt Merge branch 'dg/document-git-c-in-git-config-doc' into maint 2016-09-08 21:35:56 -07:00
git-count-objects.txt count-objects: report alternates via verbose mode 2016-10-10 13:52:37 -07:00
git-credential-cache--daemon.txt credential-cache: close stderr in daemon process 2014-09-16 11:11:58 -07:00
git-credential-cache.txt credential-cache--daemon: disallow relative socket path 2016-02-23 12:56:27 -08:00
git-credential-store.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-credential.txt Documentation: make AsciiDoc links always point to HTML files 2013-09-06 14:49:06 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.txt Documentation: the name of the system is 'Git', not 'git' 2013-02-01 13:53:33 -08:00
git-cvsimport.txt Merge branch 'jk/doc-cvs-update' into maint 2016-10-03 13:22:25 -07:00
git-cvsserver.txt doc: typeset HEAD and variants as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-daemon.txt doc: typeset HEAD and variants as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-describe.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-diff-files.txt
git-diff-index.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-diff-tree.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-diff.txt Documentation: fix misuses of "nor" 2014-03-31 15:16:22 -07:00
git-difftool.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-fast-export.txt doc: convert \--option to --option 2015-05-12 22:14:46 -07:00
git-fast-import.txt Merge branch 'mm/doc-tt' 2016-07-13 11:24:14 -07:00
git-fetch-pack.txt Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
git-fetch.txt fetch: reduce duplicate in ref update status lines with placeholder 2016-07-06 11:48:25 -07:00
git-filter-branch.txt doc: typeset '--' as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-fmt-merge-msg.txt Documentation/fmt-merge-msg: fix markup in example 2016-10-28 05:51:51 -07:00
git-for-each-ref.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-format-patch.txt format-patch: add "--rfc" for the common case of [RFC PATCH] 2016-09-21 08:58:10 -07:00
git-fsck-objects.txt
git-fsck.txt fsck: optionally show more helpful info for broken links 2016-07-18 15:15:59 -07:00
git-gc.txt doc: change configuration variables format 2016-06-08 12:04:55 -07:00
git-get-tar-commit-id.txt usage: do not insist that standard input must come from a file 2015-10-16 15:27:52 -07:00
git-grep.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-gui.txt doc: typeset HEAD and variants as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-hash-object.txt usage: do not insist that standard input must come from a file 2015-10-16 15:27:52 -07:00
git-help.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-http-backend.txt doc: more consistency in environment variables format 2016-06-08 12:04:37 -07:00
git-http-fetch.txt Documentation: the name of the system is 'Git', not 'git' 2013-02-01 13:53:33 -08:00
git-http-push.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-imap-send.txt imap-send: use cURL automatically when NO_OPENSSL defined 2015-03-10 15:19:05 -07:00
git-index-pack.txt index-pack: add --max-input-size=<size> option 2016-08-24 12:31:05 -07:00
git-init-db.txt Documentation: the name of the system is 'Git', not 'git' 2013-02-01 13:53:33 -08:00
git-init.txt Merge branch 'tr/doc-tt' into maint 2016-07-06 13:06:34 -07:00
git-instaweb.txt doc: change configuration variables format 2016-06-08 12:04:55 -07:00
git-interpret-trailers.txt trailer: support values folded to multiple lines 2016-10-21 11:48:35 -07:00
git-log.txt Merge branch 'mj/log-show-signature-conf' 2016-07-11 10:31:08 -07:00
git-ls-files.txt ls-files: add pathspec matching for submodules 2016-10-10 12:14:58 -07:00
git-ls-remote.txt ls-remote: add support for showing symrefs 2016-01-19 10:07:56 -08:00
git-ls-tree.txt doc: typeset HEAD and variants as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-mailinfo.txt Merge branch 'va/mailinfo-doc-typofix' into maint 2016-05-26 13:17:14 -07:00
git-mailsplit.txt mailsplit: support unescaping mboxrd messages 2016-06-06 11:14:43 -07:00
git-merge-base.txt doc: fix merge-base ASCII art tab spacing 2016-10-21 09:46:48 -07:00
git-merge-file.txt merge-file: clamp exit code to maximum 127 2015-10-29 12:10:23 -07:00
git-merge-index.txt The name of the hash function is "SHA-1", not "SHA1" 2013-04-15 11:08:37 -07:00
git-merge-one-file.txt
git-merge-tree.txt use 'tree-ish' instead of 'treeish' 2013-09-04 15:02:56 -07:00
git-merge.txt pull: pass --allow-unrelated-histories to "git merge" 2016-04-21 11:58:51 -07:00
git-mergetool--lib.txt Documentation: the name of the system is 'Git', not 'git' 2013-02-01 13:53:33 -08:00
git-mergetool.txt mergetool: honor -O<orderfile> 2016-10-11 10:04:31 -07:00
git-mktag.txt usage: do not insist that standard input must come from a file 2015-10-16 15:27:52 -07:00
git-mktree.txt doc: typeset short command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:20:52 -07:00
git-mv.txt doc: typeset short command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:20:52 -07:00
git-name-rev.txt use 'commit-ish' instead of 'committish' 2013-09-04 15:03:03 -07:00
git-notes.txt doc: typeset short command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:20:52 -07:00
git-p4.txt Merge branch 'mm/doc-tt' into maint 2016-07-28 11:25:54 -07:00
git-pack-objects.txt document git-repack interaction of pack.threads and pack.windowMemory 2016-08-10 10:55:13 -07:00
git-pack-redundant.txt
git-pack-refs.txt Documentation: remove --prune from pack-refs examples 2013-07-18 16:23:46 -07:00
git-parse-remote.txt
git-patch-id.txt usage: do not insist that standard input must come from a file 2015-10-16 15:27:52 -07:00
git-prune-packed.txt Documentation: adjust document title underlining 2014-10-13 13:35:18 -07:00
git-prune.txt worktree: new place for "git prune --worktrees" 2015-06-29 08:48:44 -07:00
git-pull.txt pull --rebase: add --[no-]autostash flag 2016-03-21 13:30:36 -07:00
git-push.txt Merge branch 'jk/push-force-with-lease-creation' into maint 2016-09-08 21:35:53 -07:00
git-quiltimport.txt doc: more consistency in environment variables format 2016-06-08 12:04:37 -07:00
git-read-tree.txt Documentation: use "command-line" when used as a compound adjective, and fix other minor grammatical issues 2014-05-21 13:57:10 -07:00
git-rebase.txt Merge branch 'mm/doc-tt' into maint 2016-07-28 11:25:54 -07:00
git-receive-pack.txt receive-pack: allow a maximum input size to be specified 2016-08-24 12:31:05 -07:00
git-reflog.txt git-reflog: add exists command 2015-07-21 14:08:14 -07:00
git-relink.txt
git-remote-ext.txt doc: add some crossrefs between manual pages 2014-11-11 14:47:04 -08:00
git-remote-fd.txt Spelling fixes 2016-08-11 14:35:42 -07:00
git-remote-helpers.txto Rename {git- => git}remote-helpers.txt 2013-02-01 14:12:34 -08:00
git-remote-testgit.txt Merge branch 'jk/remote-helpers-doc' 2013-02-07 14:41:45 -08:00
git-remote.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-repack.txt Merge branch 'ms/document-pack-window-memory-is-per-thread' 2016-08-12 09:47:35 -07:00
git-replace.txt doc: change environment variables format 2016-06-08 12:04:37 -07:00
git-request-pull.txt doc: show usage of branch description 2015-09-14 12:50:33 -07:00
git-rerere.txt *config.txt: stick to camelCase naming convention 2015-03-13 22:13:46 -07:00
git-reset.txt Merge branch 'jl/nor-or-nand-and' 2014-04-08 12:00:28 -07:00
git-rev-list.txt Merge branch 'jk/date-local' 2015-10-05 12:30:13 -07:00
git-rev-parse.txt rev-parse --parseopt: allow [*=?!] in argument hints 2015-07-15 10:30:54 -07:00
git-revert.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-rm.txt rm: better document side effects when removing a submodule 2014-01-07 14:34:06 -08:00
git-send-email.txt Merge branch 'mm/doc-tt' into maint 2016-07-28 11:25:54 -07:00
git-send-pack.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-sh-i18n--envsubst.txt
git-sh-i18n.txt
git-sh-setup.txt doc: more consistency in environment variables format 2016-06-08 12:04:37 -07:00
git-shell.txt doc: typeset short command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:20:52 -07:00
git-shortlog.txt git-shortlog.txt: make SYNOPSIS match log, update OPTIONS 2013-04-21 23:11:02 -07:00
git-show-branch.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-show-index.txt usage: do not insist that standard input must come from a file 2015-10-16 15:27:52 -07:00
git-show-ref.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-show.txt doc: convert \--option to --option 2015-05-12 22:14:46 -07:00
git-stage.txt Documentation: adjust document title underlining 2014-10-13 13:35:18 -07:00
git-stash.txt stash: allow stashes to be referenced by index only 2016-10-26 09:58:10 -07:00
git-status.txt git-status.txt: describe --porcelain=v2 format 2016-08-11 11:15:56 -07:00
git-stripspace.txt usage: do not insist that standard input must come from a file 2015-10-16 15:27:52 -07:00
git-submodule.txt submodules doc: update documentation for "." used for submodule branches 2016-10-19 14:58:53 -07:00
git-svn.txt Merge branch 'mm/doc-tt' into maint 2016-07-28 11:25:54 -07:00
git-symbolic-ref.txt git symbolic-ref --delete $symref 2012-10-21 12:17:38 -07:00
git-tag.txt Merge branch 'yk/git-tag-remove-mention-of-old-layout-in-doc' into maint 2016-10-28 09:01:10 -07:00
git-tools.txt Documentation/git-tools: retire manually-maintained list 2015-07-28 13:21:59 -07:00
git-unpack-file.txt
git-unpack-objects.txt unpack-objects: add --max-input-size=<size> option 2016-08-24 12:31:05 -07:00
git-update-index.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-update-ref.txt update-ref and tag: add --create-reflog arg 2015-07-21 14:08:35 -07:00
git-update-server-info.txt
git-upload-archive.txt Documentation: match underline with the text 2015-10-22 10:16:12 -07:00
git-upload-pack.txt upload-pack.c: use parse-options API 2016-05-31 10:17:20 -07:00
git-var.txt Documentation: the name of the system is 'Git', not 'git' 2013-02-01 13:53:33 -08:00
git-verify-commit.txt Merge branch 'dn/gpg-doc' into maint 2016-07-06 13:06:36 -07:00
git-verify-pack.txt git-verify-pack.txt: fix inconsistent spelling of "packfile" 2015-05-17 11:24:57 -07:00
git-verify-tag.txt verify-tag: add option to print raw gpg status information 2015-06-22 14:20:47 -07:00
git-web--browse.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
git-whatchanged.txt whatchanged: document its historical nature 2013-08-13 09:01:54 -07:00
git-worktree.txt Merge branch 'nd/worktree-lock' 2016-07-28 10:34:42 -07:00
git-write-tree.txt
git.txt Git 2.10.2 2016-10-28 09:04:06 -07:00
gitattributes.txt contrib/long-running-filter: add long running filter example 2016-10-17 11:45:52 -07:00
gitcli.txt Documentation: use "command-line" when used as a compound adjective, and fix other minor grammatical issues 2014-05-21 13:57:10 -07:00
gitcore-tutorial.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
gitcredentials.txt credential: let empty credential specs reset helper list 2016-02-26 10:58:14 -08:00
gitcvs-migration.txt docs/cvs-migration: mention cvsimport caveats 2016-09-22 11:23:45 -07:00
gitdiffcore.txt doc: typeset long command-line options as literal 2016-06-28 08:36:45 -07:00
giteveryday.txt Documentation/everyday: match undefline with the text 2015-10-22 10:14:44 -07:00
gitglossary.txt doc: add 'everyday' to 'git help' 2014-10-10 16:02:26 -07:00
githooks.txt push options: {pre,post}-receive hook learns about push options 2016-07-14 15:50:17 -07:00
gitignore.txt doc: change configuration variables format 2016-06-08 12:04:55 -07:00
gitk.txt Merge branch 'po/range-doc' into maint 2016-09-19 13:51:38 -07:00
gitmodules.txt Merge branch 'bw/submodule-branch-dot-doc' into maint 2016-10-28 09:01:19 -07:00
gitnamespaces.txt Documentation: the name of the system is 'Git', not 'git' 2013-02-01 13:53:33 -08:00
gitremote-helpers.txt Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
gitrepository-layout.txt Documentation/git-worktree: wordsmith worktree-related manpages 2015-07-20 11:07:18 -07:00
gitrevisions.txt doc: gitrevisions - clarify 'latter case' is revision walk 2016-08-13 19:36:44 -07:00
gittutorial-2.txt Merge branch 'sn/tutorial-status-output-example' 2014-11-19 13:47:59 -08:00
gittutorial.txt transport: drop support for git-over-rsync 2016-02-01 13:07:41 -08:00
gitweb.conf.txt gitweb: use highlight's shebang detection 2016-09-25 16:39:11 -07:00
gitweb.txt doc: change environment variables format 2016-06-08 12:04:37 -07:00
gitworkflows.txt Documentation: the name of the system is 'Git', not 'git' 2013-02-01 13:53:33 -08:00
glossary-content.txt Merge branch 'rn/glossary-typofix' into HEAD 2016-05-18 14:40:14 -07:00
howto-index.sh howto-index.sh: use the $( ... ) construct for command substitution 2014-04-17 11:14:57 -07:00
i18n.txt Documentation/i18n.txt: clarify character encoding support 2015-07-01 14:55:53 -07:00
install-doc-quick.sh
install-webdoc.sh install-webdoc.sh: use the $( ... ) construct for command substitution 2014-04-17 11:14:58 -07:00
line-range-format.txt Documentation: change -L:<regex> to -L:<funcname> 2015-04-20 11:05:50 -07:00
lint-gitlink.perl ci: validate "linkgit:" in documentation 2016-05-10 11:15:04 -07:00
mailmap.txt Merge branch 'jk/mailmap-from-blob' 2013-01-05 23:41:42 -08:00
Makefile Documentation/technical: describe signature formats 2016-06-17 11:39:05 -07:00
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merge-config.txt doc: change environment variables format 2016-06-08 12:04:37 -07:00
merge-options.txt Merge branch 'kf/gpg-sig-verification-doc' 2016-05-17 14:38:39 -07:00
merge-strategies.txt merge-strategies.txt: fix typo 2016-02-22 10:42:52 -08:00
pretty-formats.txt Merge branch 'rs/pretty-format-color-doc-fix' into maint 2016-10-28 09:01:23 -07:00
pretty-options.txt Merge branch 'tr/doc-tt' into maint 2016-07-06 13:06:34 -07:00
pull-fetch-param.txt docs: Explain the purpose of fetch's and pull's <refspec> parameter. 2014-06-12 09:59:13 -07:00
rev-list-options.txt Merge branch 'pb/rev-list-reverse-with-count' into maint 2016-10-11 14:20:06 -07:00
revisions.txt revision: new rev^-n shorthand for rev^n..rev 2016-09-27 10:59:28 -07:00
sequencer.txt
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urls-remotes.txt Documentation: match underline with the text 2015-10-22 10:16:12 -07:00
urls.txt transport: drop support for git-over-rsync 2016-02-01 13:07:41 -08:00
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