Bug#685572: RFP: xxdiff -- graphical file/directory comparison and merge tool

[Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo@scientia.net>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist

* Package name    : xxdiff
  Version         : 4.0b1
  Upstream Author : Martin Blais <blais@furius.ca>
* URL             : http://furius.ca/xxdiff/
* License         : GPL2
  Programming Lang: C++
  Description     : graphical file/directory comparison and merge tool

>From the old package:
 xxdiff is a powerful tool for viewing the differences between two or three
 files, or two directories, and can be used to produce a merged version.  The
 texts of the two or three files are presented side by side with their
 differences highlighted with colors for easy identification.  Among its
 features are:
 
  * Compares two or three files, or two directories (shallow and recursive)
  * Horizontal highlighting of diffs
  * Interactive merges, previewing and saving of the resulting output
  * Unmerges CVS conflicts and displays two files, to help resolve conflicts
  * Fully customizable with a resource file
  * Features and output that ease integration with scripts
 
 The scripts that accompany xxdiff can be found in the xxdiff-scripts package.


xxdiff (and xxdiff-scripts) was already part of Debian, till it was dropped,
because the Qt4 port didn't make it in time for wheezy and Qt3 was dropped
from wheezy.

A working Qt4 port is now apparently available.


IMHO, xxdiff is quite usefuly in several situations, where e.g. meld or others
perform bad.

So I'd like to see it packaged again.


Cheers,
Chris.