Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [BUG] feature plan -- Selected inventory

[Jason McCarty]

Stefan Monnier wrote:
> For deleting a file, I'd just always consider a "local remove" as a
> remove [...]

Hmm, the main problem I see with this is that accidents bloat and
obfuscate your changesets: in one changeset the deleted file will be
archived in full, and once the mistake is corrected, the file will be
archived in full again, in a different place, and possibly different in
content, hiding the actual modification. Let the user beware, I suppose.

> Or you could add a flag if you really want to.  But a flag seems
> redundant since the user can easily just specify the "to" and the
> "from" in the limit, thus making is "locally" clear that it's a move
> without having to look outside the limit.

That's a good point, but it relies on the user realizing there's a move
in there. So the flag could be useful for some people in some situations.
Running changes before committing is usually a good idea too ;-)

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Jason McCarty <address@hidden>