Documentation on central commit mode.

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Bradley M. Kuhn 2016-04-28 19:34:16 -07:00
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# the full corpus requires building but in some cases, where code has been # the full corpus requires building but in some cases, where code has been
# rewritten. # rewritten.
# That is the "comprehensive mode" of this script. There is also the
# "central commit" mode. In the central commit mode, to speed up, *one*
# specific commit is favored for the blame data gathering.
# Ultimately, this is input to a process that will compare the output to
# another codebase to see if material from these commits appear in the other
# codebase. Use the comprehensive mode if you don't know when the other
# codebase forked from the one studied here, and use the "central commit"
# mode if you're already sure where they forked.
# Clear Flaw in this process: # Clear Flaw in this process: