[thelist] configuring cvs diff?

David Ulevitch davidu at everydns.net
Sat Jun 1 12:58:00 CDT 2002


Sam said:
> hi all,
> I'm using CVS on a win2k box (via cygwin), and I'd sorely love to use
> my diff application of choice (BeyondCompare) when reviewing
> differences between my current version of a file and the version in the
> repository. Does anyone know if this can be configured at all, and if
> so how?
>
> e.g I type
> cvs diff filename.html
> and it would launch beyondcompare.exe to display the diff, instead of
> the not-so-readable console display.

This isn't a direct answer but I hope it helps:

TortoiseCVS and WinCVS both support external diff programs and so if you
can use them instead of cygwin's cvs it might be a different/better/worse
solution for you.
I've used TortoiseCVS and once you get the hang of it, it's cool.

HtH,
David U.





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