Andy Parkins <andyparkins@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Thursday 2007 June 21, Junio C Hamano wrote: > >> Having many "identical files" in the preimage is just stupid to >> begin with (if you know they are identical, why are you storing >> copies, instead of your build procedure to reuse the same file), >> so the algorithm did not bother finding a better match among >> "equals". > > That's a really poor argument; it's not git's place to impose restrictions on > what is stored in it. It's not even an argument, nor an attempt to justify it. It was just an explanation of historical fact "It did not bother". Please re-read the final part of the message, which you omitted from your quote. - 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
