Creating .diff files with VS.NET

Amadeus · Post by **Amadeus** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 11:03 am

What are the steps for:

1. Creating a .diff file with VS.NET
2. Applying a .diff file with VS.NET

...if it's too much trouble, I suppose I could get a port of the GNU/Unix diff executable and do it that way...but I thought I'd ask if VS.NET came with something better first.

It would be nice to have diff files released along with the code from this point forward

dont_know_at_all · Post by **dont_know_at_all** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 11:48 am

I have always used diff/patch from the gnu-cygwin package. I have never found suitable native windows versions

Vendor001 · Post by **Vendor001** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 11:53 am

What features are necessary for it to be "suitable"? What features make a diff/merge app unsuitable?

I've found a few, but dont know if they meet your criteria.

Mckorr · Post by **Mckorr** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 12:12 pm

I'm assuming you want the .diff file to easily apply source code changes? Can't we just use CVS for that?

Amadeus · Post by **Amadeus** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:42 pm

doh..I forgot about the CVS ..it's updated still?

kaz · Post by **kaz** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:56 pm

I would reccomend all developers get cygwin if you do not already have it
http://www.cygwin.com/

its an invaluable toolset for anyone doing development on a windows platform.