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title="NEW - webkit-patch upload does not detect file renames when using git"
href="https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=169471">169471</a>
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<th>Summary</th>
<td>webkit-patch upload does not detect file renames when using git
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<th>Classification</th>
<td>Unclassified
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<th>Product</th>
<td>WebKit
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<th>Version</th>
<td>WebKit Nightly Build
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<th>Hardware</th>
<td>Unspecified
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<th>OS</th>
<td>Unspecified
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<th>Status</th>
<td>NEW
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<th>Severity</th>
<td>Normal
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<th>Priority</th>
<td>P2
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<th>Component</th>
<td>Tools / Tests
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<th>Assignee</th>
<td>webkit-unassigned@lists.webkit.org
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<th>Reporter</th>
<td>svijayaraghavan@apple.com
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<th>CC</th>
<td>lforschler@apple.com
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<pre>Running git diff locally shows that a file has been renamed, but the patch actually uploaded by `webkit-patch upload` uses git diff with --no-renames to generate the patch (See create_patch() in webkitpy/common/checkout/scm/git.py). As a result, the uploaded patch shows a deleted file and a new file, thereby losing history.
That --no-renames flag was added in 2011 as part of <a class="bz_bug_link
bz_status_RESOLVED bz_closed"
title="RESOLVED FIXED - webkit-patch doesn't get along with renamed files"
href="show_bug.cgi?id=48075">https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48075</a>. Filing this bug now since I'm not sure if those issues still exist, or if they have since become feasible to fix.</pre>
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