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Myers greedy edit distance: only one equal element is followed on each diagonal · case 05

Runs of equal lines count as edits and the distance is overstated.

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Case contract

Compute the minimum number of line insertions plus deletions between a and b using the greedy furthest-reaching diagonal method: for d = 0..min(max_d, n+m), for k = -d..d step 2 choose the start x from diagonal k+1 when k == -d or (k != d and V[k-1] < V[k+1]), else V[k-1]+1; follow the snake of equal elements; return d once x >= n and y >= m. Return None when the distance exceeds max_d.

Why this case matters

Diff engines use Myers' O(ND) algorithm with a cap on D to bound work on very different files.

One recorded failure

Sample boundary fixture

This sample comes from the broken implementation of a controlled reproducer.

Boundary fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
classic example	`7`	`5`	Failed

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