Re: Too much information in diff header?

[Karl Fogel]
> I'm wondering if our diff headers (the ones from 'svnlook diff', that
> is, the diff headers we see in commit emails) really need the date:
>
> --- .../libsvn_wc/copy.c Thu Jul 3 05:39:41 2008 (r31986)
> +++ .../libsvn_wc/copy.c Thu Jul 3 07:28:08 2008 (r31987)

I've always (well, as long as I can remember) been inclined to _not_
want dates in diffs, as I think they are mostly useless. Also, in
classic diff (and this argument doesn't apply to svnlook), when you
regenerate a diff your dates change, adding a bit of noise when you try
to compare your old and new patches. I have a couple of workflows
where I do need to look at diffs-of-diffs; perhaps that colors my
perception of timestamps.

I don't know if anyone uses the dates in 'svnlook diff', but I'm
guessing very few people do. Obviously the tree revs are a lot more
meaningful.

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