Eli Barzilay <eli@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Mon, Nov 2, 2020 at 5:15 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Eli Barzilay <eli@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >> > How is it valid? >> >> Just this part. Any patch output that correctly explains how the >> preimage text changed to the postimage text is a "valid" diff, and >> that is how René used the word. > > To be clear, the "valid" in my question is about the correctness of > the expected behavior,... I know that, and that is why I clarified that you two are using the same word differently. > In any case, I think that I now see the problem: the (sparse) > explanation says "Ignore changes whose lines are all blank.". It > would have been helpful to clarify with "(but blank likes that are > *part of* a change are still shown)". Looks sensible ;-)