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Re: diff files



I wrote:
> ChatGPT isn't going to run diff to generate a patch file.  It is going
> to produce a block of text that looks like one.

Greg wrote:
> You can upload two text files and it will produce a unified diff (if
> that's what you want). Or a side to side comparison. YMMV, but I doubt
> you've tried.

I don't doubt that ChatGPT can create a syntactically correct patch if
you send it two files and the correct prompt.  If, however, your prompt
consists of something such as "Don't send me the whole file: just send a
patch", well, that *might* work but it assumes that ChatGPT is a human
programmer who fully understands the context.

Mick: If I understand correctly ChatGPT sent you a modified version of a
file you had sent it.  Why don't you just run diff on those two files
yourself?


-- 
John Hasler 
john@sugarbit.com
Elmwood, WI USA


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