Re: irt: Re: Core statement on version control systems

[Jörg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>]

On 10/9/25 4:32 PM, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 at 19:52, David Holland <dholland-tech%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
> > That list is missing at least two critical points where git falls
> > short:
> >     - storing file rename data
>
> Is that a real requirement?  Or a hangover from a better CVS wishlist?

It is a real requirement. License boiler plate for example often 
triggers git's rename heuristic. Tracking of changes across renames is 
important for release branches, just to name one case.

Joerg