git apply vs. renamed files index mismatch

[Junio C Hamano]

Anton Vorontsov <avorontsov at ru.mvista.com> writes:

> ..rename and changes ideally go in separate patches.
>
> IIRC this also helps git to track renames (it can easily compare
> hashes instead of guessing).

It does not help much, and it is frowned upon (at least by well educated
users in git circle) because such a split patch hurts reviewability.