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Setting the git diff algorithm to patience or histogram would probably solve a lot of the merge issues. You’re right on the web views. It would be nice if they

Setting the git diff algorithm to patience or histogram would probably solve a lot of the merge issues. You’re right on the web views. It would be nice if they respected the algorithm setting from the git config.

the8472 8y ago
In my experience the diff algorithms do nothing when one person moves the function and another edits it. The algos just fiddle around the margins of diff hunks.