Re: Graphical diff/patch viewer
On Thu, Nov 04, 2010 at 10:30:13AM +0100, Rob Gom wrote:
> [cut]
> >
> > You have to be comfortable in vim, but you can use the following:
> >
> > gvim "+vert diffpatch <patchfile>" <originalfile>
> >
> > If you aren't comfortable with vim, you *might* be able to use the
> > following, but no guarantees (I don't have a patch file handy to determine
> > whether this will work):
> >
> > gvim -y "+vert diffpatch <patchfile>" <originalfile>
> >
> >> Regards,
> >> Robert
> > --Greg
> >
> Those are big patches, consisting of several files/directories. Would
> gvim handle that? But still I need an original file, which I perceive
> as downside.
I can't say I've tried it with multi-file patches, but vim tends to be
pretty robust.
Also, of course you need an original file. If you don't have an original
file there is nothing to look at other than the patch file itself. What
is there to visualize without an original?
> Regards,
> Robert
--Greg
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