From fea737a1b5acd3638d9e49c6e5dcbc64c7d399ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Gruenbacher Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 23:46:02 +0200 Subject: Document that merging can be slow --- patch.man | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'patch.man') diff --git a/patch.man b/patch.man index 014de60..34e840d 100644 --- a/patch.man +++ b/patch.man @@ -1167,6 +1167,10 @@ If you apply a patch you've already applied, .B patch thinks it is a reversed patch, and offers to un-apply the patch. This could be construed as a feature. +.PP +Computing how to merge a hunk is significantly harder than using the standard +fuzzy algorithm. Bigger hunks, more context, a bigger offset from the +original location, and a worse match all slow the algorithm down. .SH COPYING Copyright .ie t \(co -- cgit v1.2.1