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Re: git diff --patience

Gurjeet Singh <singh.gurjeet@gmail.com>

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From: Gurjeet Singh <singh.gurjeet@gmail.com>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>
Cc: Kevin Grittner <kevin.grittner@wicourts.gov>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2010-10-01T13:46:10Z
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On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Alvaro Herrera
<alvherre@commandprompt.com>wrote:

> Excerpts from Kevin Grittner's message of jue sep 30 16:38:11 -0400 2010:
>
> > When I read the description of the algorithm, I can't imagine a
> > situation where --patience would make the diff *worse*.  I was
> > somewhat afraid (based on the name) that it would be slow; but
> > if it is slower, it hasn't been by enough for me to notice it.
>
> There is a very simple example posted on some of the blog posts that
> goes something like
>
> aaaaaaaa
> aaaaaaaa
> aaaaaaaa
> bbbbbbbb
> bbbbbbbb
> bbbbbbbb
> xyz
>
> and the "xyz" is moved to the front.  In this corner case, the patience
> diff is a lot worse.
>

Sorry, but that example didn't make much sense to me. Can you please
elaborate, or maybe share those blog posts you are referring to.

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