It has become a necessity to copy a file from one long-lived branch to
another. It is not possible to merge the branches at this time.
I would like to have 'git gui blame' follow the copy back through its
original history, but I don't believe Git has metadata for storing
this. Something along the lines of a 'followparent' in the commit
object, for instance, would allow the revision walking code to wander
the history down an alternate line.
By comparison, integrates work at a file level in Perforce. That means
I can integrate a file from one branch to another, and parentage is
stored such that I can follow the file back through its history.
Are there any facilities to do this now?
Thanks!
Josh
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