GNU bug report logs - #26345
25.1; vc-annotate in Git is unable to fully navigate the history if the file was moved

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Message #14 received at 26345 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Wojciech Siewierski <wojciech.siewierski <at> gmail.com>, 26345 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#26345: 25.1; vc-annotate in Git is unable to fully navigate
 the history if the file was moved
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 02:25:55 +0300

On 10.04.2017 18:06, Wojciech Siewierski wrote:

> The error is gone but usability-wise not much has changed: now the
> vc-annotate buffer contains "fatal: no such path olddir/file.txt in
> master" after I finish my test scenario.

Hmm, you're right. It does, however, improve the following scenario:

C-x v g, j, p, n

I.e. you can move between revisions belonging to the old file name (with 
the next/previous commands), just not between different file names.

> I guess not much more can be done.

It probably can, but someone would have to work out the exact sequence 
of Git commands to do what we want.

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