Thomas Rast <trast@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > > This is only the minimal update. I think in the long run, we should > add a note saying why we support all of them. But off hand I didn't > have any substantial evidence in favour of patience that could be used > as an argument. Isn't the main argument made by proponents of patience diff is more readable output, and not performance? That line of argument relies on a fairly subjective test "which one is easier to read?", so it is hard to come up with a substantial evidence, unless somebody invests in A/B test. Thanks, will queue for 1.7.7.x maintenance track and upwards. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html