As libxdiff does not have a whitespace flag to ignore the indentation the code for --color-moved-ws=allow-indentation-change uses XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE and then filters out any hash lookups where there are non-indentation changes. This filtering is inefficient as we have to perform another string comparison. By using the offset data that we have already computed to skip the indentation we can avoid using XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE and safely remove the extra checks which improves the performance by 11% and paves the way for the elimination of string comparisons in the next commit. This change slightly increases the run time of other --color-moved modes. This could be avoided by using different comparison functions for the different modes but after the next two commits there is no measurable benefit in doing so. There is a change in behavior for lines that begin with a form-feed or vertical-tab character. Sinceb46054b374("xdiff: use git-compat-util", 2019-04-11) xdiff does not treat '\f' or '\v' as whitespace characters. This means that lines starting with those characters are never considered to be blank and never match a line that does not start with the same character. After this patch a line matching "^[\f\v\r]*[ \t]*$" is considered to be blank by --color-moved-ws=allow-indentation-change and lines beginning "^[\f\v\r]*[ \t]*" can match another line if the suffixes match. This changes the output of git show ford18f76dccf("compat/regex: use the regex engine from gawk for compat", 2010-08-17) as some lines in the pre-image before a moved block that contain '\f' are now considered moved as well as they match a blank line before the moved lines in the post-image. This commit updates one of the tests to reflect this change. Test HEAD^ HEAD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4002.1: diff --no-color-moved --no-color-moved-ws large change 0.38(0.33+0.05) 0.38(0.33+0.05) +0.0% 4002.2: diff --color-moved --no-color-moved-ws large change 0.86(0.82+0.04) 0.88(0.84+0.04) +2.3% 4002.3: diff --color-moved-ws=allow-indentation-change large change 0.97(0.94+0.03) 0.86(0.81+0.05) -11.3% 4002.4: log --no-color-moved --no-color-moved-ws 1.16(1.07+0.09) 1.16(1.06+0.09) +0.0% 4002.5: log --color-moved --no-color-moved-ws 1.32(1.26+0.06) 1.33(1.27+0.05) +0.8% 4002.6: log --color-moved-ws=allow-indentation-change 1.35(1.29+0.06) 1.33(1.24+0.08) -1.5% Signed-off-by: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.
Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
Many Git online resources are accessible from https://git-scm.com/ including full documentation and Git related tools.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-<commandname>.txt for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with man gittutorial or git help tutorial, and the
documentation of each command with man git-<commandname> or git help <commandname>.
CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
(man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is
installed).
The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission). To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are available at https://lore.kernel.org/git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.
Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.
The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks