Eric Bower
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2025-12-13
range_diff_issues.txt
1When git format-patch is run at different times or from different base commits, even for identical code changes, the patches can differ in:
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3Element
4Why it changes
5Hunk headers (@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@)
6Line numbers shift if upstream changed
7Context lines
8Different surrounding code after rebase
9Hunk boundaries
10Git may split/merge hunks differently
11Function context (@@ ... @@ func name)
12Different function nearby