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

From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>,
 Jakub Ječmínek <kuba <at> kubajecminek.cz>
Cc: 26345 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Elizabeth Ferdman <gnudevliz <at> gmail.com>,
 wojciech.siewierski <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#26345: [PATCH] Handle renamed files when cycling through
 revisions
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2025 05:11:44 +0300

On 05/07/2025 19:42, Sean Whitton wrote:
> But is the call to vc-git-registered needed at all?  Why not just look
> at the file name changes list immediately, and if the file does not
> appear there, assume that the original file name is valid?

I think (?) the file name might have changed in some later revision - so 
it won't be returned by vc-git-file-name-changes for that specific REV, 
but still might not match the current name.

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