Bug#870405: RFP: git-latexdiff -- Call latexdiff on two Git revisions of a file.
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
* Package name : git-latexdiff
Version : v1.2.0-4-g1093032
Upstream Author : Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
* URL : https://gitlab.com/git-latexdiff/git-latexdiff
* License : Informal (see description below ; BSD as an alternative.
Programming Lang: bash
Description : Call latexdiff on two Git revisions of a file.
git-latexdiff is a tool to graphically visualize differences between different
versions of a LaTeX file. Technically, it is a wrapper around git and
latexdiff.
If your LaTeX source is split accross several *.tex files, git-latexdiff can
call latexpand to expand it before running latexdiff (this usually works better
than using latexdiff --flatten).
License : from the COPYING file :
"Copying and distribution of git-latexdiff and its testsuite, with or without
modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the
copyright notice and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is,
without any warranty.
Alternatively, you may distribute git-latexdiff and its testsuite under the
terms of the BSD licence :"
Followed by the tree paragraphs of the BSD license...
Usefulness :
- Much simpler to use than the combination of latexdiff-git and latexmk.
- Accepts "cleanly" git targets such as HEAD~3 (on which latex(mk) balks after
latexdiff)
- integrated in the git ecosystem (i. e. you can run "git latexdiff HEAD~3",
and can configure it as a git diftool).
- autocleaning (handy !)
Maintenance : no plan (I am *not* an Ordained Debian Devlopper (TM)). I may
help as need arises.
Mantenance team : ??? The relevant target (LaTeX knuckledraggers^Wusers) is
probably too small among the Git users to interest the Debian Git maintainers ;
on the other hand, the population of Git users among LaTeX users is probably
sufficient to interest the Debian TeXlive maintainers.
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