Dmitry Potapov wrote:
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>On second thought, it may be not necessary. You can extract an old commit
>object, edit it, put it into Git with a new SHA1, and then use the graft file to
>replace all references from an old to a new one. And you will be able to see
>changes immediately in gitk.

Hmmmm, interesting thought.  That just might solve my problem.
In that case, I will stick to extending git fsck to check grafts more
rigorously and fix git clone to *refrain* from looking at grafts.
If anyone still wants the extended format, I'd be willing to implement
it, but my immediate itch for it is gone.
-- 
Sincerely,
           Stephen R. van den Berg.

You are confused; but this is your normal state.
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