On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 11:33:32AM +0100, PƔdraig Brady wrote: > > Question #1: Does it make sense to add the CDmv patch to split(1), > > or is this becoming too specific to the Git use case? > > > > My intuition is that it may be too specialized, but I may be mistaken. > > All in all, I've originally seen CDC from a Git-specific angle as well. > > Yes it's probably best to not include CDmv in split, > but it would be worth documenting in info as a possibility.
I've missed that "external" CDmv is impossible to implement accurately with --line-bytes as the end of chunk for --line-bytes is "the first SEPARATOR after the CDC cut-point". So, the chunk filename based on $(tail -c $WINDOW line-bytes-chunk) is not necessary "stable" across file modifications. It's still statistically okay-ish, but the guarantee is slightly weaker than I originally thought. However, "external" CDmv idea is absolutely fine with --bytes as the cut-point is right after CDC window. I don't think it's the reason to reconsider the decision on CDmv not belonging to split(1). I'm just highlighting my incorrect assumption. > Copyright assignment has stalled, > but will hopefully resume after new emails sent. š* *) just testing Unicode handling :-) -- WBRBW, Leonid Evdokimov, https://darkk.net.ru tel:+79816800702 PGP: 6691 DE6B 4CCD C1C1 76A0 0D4A E1F2 A980 7F50 FAB2
