possible bug in hg log for files added, removed and re-added

[Bastian Doetsch]

> > > 
> > > File-level logging only shows revisions where the -contents- of a file
> > > get changed. In particular it won't show:
> > > 
> > > - when a file is deleted
> > > - when a file gets readded with the same contents
> > > - when permission bits change
> > > - when a merge happens without conflicts
> > > 
> > 
> > Ah that explains it - thanks. I now wonder, what's the reason for this
> > constraint?
> 
> With hg log, we read the entire changelog. With hg log <file>, we read
> the individual file's log, which for a big project can be orders of
> magnitude faster. And the file's log only tracks file contents.
> 


Thanks for the explanation :-).
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