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Re: Why doesn't FileMerge work?
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Re: Why doesn't FileMerge work?


  • Subject: Re: Why doesn't FileMerge work?
  • From: "Bob Hansen" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:00:40 -0500

I like FileMerge much better than CodeWarrior. The main reason being it works much faster. I can scroll through 10-30 lines per second with FileMerge but only like 3-6 lines per second with CodeWarrior. Of course highlighting the EXACT difference in a line (as opposed to the whole line) is much easier to work with.

And I kind of like the idea of "forcing" one type of line ending (in this case Unix style). Yes it forces you to convert all your files to Unix line endings, but why would you want mixed line endings anyway? Is there a real use for it?

On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Ladd Van Tol <email@hidden> wrote:
Frankly, I'd rather have mixed line endings support than syntax
coloring, if it came down to it.

- Ladd

On Mar 20, 2008, at 10:26 AM, Jean-Daniel Dupas wrote:

> No need to mention that FileMerge rely on DevTools private
> Frameworks (look like at  least for syntax coloration).
> IMHO don't hope to get FileMerge sources.
>
> Le 20 mars 08 à 18:18, Jim Ingham a écrit :
>
>> I don't know about FileMerge in specific, but Apple's policy on
>> Open Sourcing has always been that we don't use Open Source as a
>> dumping ground for projects that we are not actively supporting and
>> working on.  We only Open Source projects we actually want to work
>> to develop a community around.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Mar 20, 2008, at 10:01 AM, Ladd Van Tol wrote:
>>> On Mar 19, 2008, at 4:08 PM, Chris Espinosa wrote:
>>>
>>>> You might want to check out the integrated SCM file merge in
>>>> Xcode proper, which a) is growing to address all the cases
>>>> covered by FileMerge (but hasn't yet) and b) does this properly.
>>>>
>>>> We're not investing in fixing the creaky old FileMerge because
>>>> we've been diligently replacing it with an integrated function
>>>> that works right.
>>>
>>> So while we're waiting, why not open source FileMerge? I've been
>>> wanting mixed line endings support, and a few other minor changes
>>> since Mac OS X Public Beta. Seven and a half years is a long time
>>> to wait for a feature that should only take a few weeks of
>>> engineering.
>>>
>>> Additionally, please keep in mind that FileMerge is often used for
>>> outside-of-SCM operations. Until Xcode can replace every use of
>>> FileMerge, we still need it.
>>>
>>>
>
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 >Re: Why doesn't FileMerge work? (From: Chris Espinosa <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Why doesn't FileMerge work? (From: Ladd Van Tol <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Why doesn't FileMerge work? (From: Jim Ingham <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Why doesn't FileMerge work? (From: Jean-Daniel Dupas <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Why doesn't FileMerge work? (From: Ladd Van Tol <email@hidden>)

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