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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox•com>
To: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba•org>
Cc: David Aguilar <davvid@gmail•com>,
	peff@peff•net, sam@vilain•net, git@vger•kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gitk: Use git-difftool for external diffs
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:53:37 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <7vhbsp7htq.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <19205.50406.91209.309984@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com> (Paul Mackerras's message of "Fri\, 20 Nov 2009 09\:21\:26 +1100")

Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba•org> writes:

> I have no problem with using git difftool if the underlying git is new
> enough, I just don't want gitk to explode when it isn't.

I somehow doubt there are many users who use pre 1.6.3 git but keep their
gitk separately updated to very recent version, so personally I wouldn't
worry too much about this.

> Also, I don't think we should remove the ability for the user to
> choose which external diff tool to use.

This is a larger concern.  Does "difftool" allow use of an arbitrary tool
like how gitk does (I have a suspicion that it is not as flexible)?

  reply	other threads:[~2009-11-20  7:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-11-16  3:12 [PATCH] gitk: Use git-difftool for external diffs David Aguilar
2009-11-19  9:03 ` Paul Mackerras
2009-11-19 19:39   ` David Aguilar
2009-11-19 22:21     ` Paul Mackerras
2009-11-20  7:53       ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2009-11-20 18:55         ` David Aguilar
2009-11-20 20:51           ` Junio C Hamano
2009-11-21 21:47             ` David Aguilar
2009-11-20 23:33           ` Markus Heidelberg
2009-12-30  3:13 ` Nanako Shiraishi
2009-12-30  7:49   ` Junio C Hamano
2009-12-31  7:16     ` David Aguilar
2009-12-31 20:37       ` Junio C Hamano
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2010-03-27 21:45 David Aguilar

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