Subject: Re: [PATCH] range-diff: optionally include merge commits' diffs in the analysis

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:46:51 +0900

"Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <[email-masked]>
writes:

> Let's add corresponding support for `git range-diff`, too. This makes it
> more convenient to spot differences between iterations of non-linear
> contributions, where so-called "evil merges" are sometimes necessary and
> need to be reviewed, too.

Nice addition.

As the "diff of the diff" outer diff part would be two-"blob" diff,
we won't have to worry about this option causing confusions to
users, unlike things like "-U8", to which layer of diffs the option
would apply.

Will queue.  Thanks.