Re: [External] Re: gitk -m ?

["Uxío Prego" <uprego@madiva.com>]

Maybe there is a chance that combining `gitk `git log -m --follow
--pretty=format:%h PATHSPEC`` with typing in _Enter files and directories to
include, one per line:_ any (or maybe all) of the paths the doc had through
history, would do; but /me more pessimistic now.
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2017-08-14 19:54 GMT+02:00 Burkhardt, Glenn B        UTAS
<Glenn.Burkhardt@utas.utc.com>:
> Neither of those two work for me.  They don't limit the view to the single file of interest.
>
> Also, I tried "additional arguments to git log", using "-m --follow".  I filled in the single file of interest in the 'Enter files' section.  The error message was:
>
>         Can't parse git log output:  {commit 9cc8be... faab99... }
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Uxío Prego [mailto:uprego@madiva.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 12:47
> To: Burkhardt, Glenn B UTAS
> Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [External] Re: gitk -m ?
>
> I do not know if you can do what you want, mostly if you can do what you want as simply as you might be wanting that you want it, but I guess you could use this gitk boot command as a _simple_ work around somehow aliased within your command line configuration:
>
>     $ gitk (--all)? $(git log -m --follow --pretty=format:%h PATHSPEC)
>
> Alternatively, there is a _view configuration_ menu (_new view_, _edit view_) where there is a text box labeled _Command to generate more commits to include_. If you type here:
>
>     git log -m --follow --pretty=format:%h PATHSPEC
>
> I do not know what will happen and I can not test that now (I eventually will), but chances are it could do what you wanted. Maybe you can even use custom aliases in there that text box.
>
> I guess you are receiving a more authorized answer soonish, in the meanwhile, hope that helped.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> On 14 Aug 2017, at 15:20, Burkhardt, Glenn B UTAS <Glenn.Burkhardt@utas.utc.com> wrote:
>
> They don't.  In particular, information about commits that are parts of merges is missing.
>
> Here's an example.  There are only two entries listed in 'gitk --all'
> for a particular file (sorry, I'd prefer to include a screen sho, but the mailing list doesn't allow HTML messages).
>
> gitk --all MANIFEST.MF
>
> Parent: f7462684ae78720aac05c929256d770118cf01fa (initial clone from Clearcase integ3 branch)
> Branches: master, remotes/origin/master, remotes/origin/ww, ww
> Follows:
> Precedes:
>
>    require java 1.8
>
> Child:  240f151d61fd4fd06f377bc52970b3574e5f9031 (require java 1.8)
> Branches: master, remotes/origin/master, remotes/origin/ww, ww
> Follows:
> Precedes:
>
>    initial clone from Clearcase integ3 branch
>
>
> git log with '-m' and '-follow' shows:
>
> $ git log -m --follow --oneline MANIFEST.MF
> 9cc8be4 (from 1222d7c) Merge branch 'master' into ww; strategy "ours"
> a423f2d (from f869950) merge from ww branch; remove Bundle-NativeCode
> 51f0628 (from 2c6478c) Merge branch 'ww' of coverity:rmps into ww
> 240f151 require java 1.8
> f746268 initial clone from Clearcase integ3 branch
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Uxío Prego [mailto:uprego@madiva.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 01:12
> To: Burkhardt, Glenn B UTAS
> Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: [External] Re: gitk -m ?
>
> Not sure what you are wanting to achieve, but please make sure neither `gitk PATHSPEC` nor `gitk --all PATHSPEC` are presenting you enough information.
>
> On 3 Aug 2017, at 19:37, Burkhardt, Glenn B UTAS <Glenn.Burkhardt@utas.utc.com> wrote:
>
> I've been looking in 'gitk' for an option that does what 'git log -m'
> does.  Did I miss something?  In particular, I'd like to get information about a file that's currently available with "git log -m --all --follow", but presented in 'gitk'.  If it's not there, please consider this a feature request.
>
> Thanks.