different diff tools based on file endings

[Peter Arrenbrecht]

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Mads Kiilerich <mads at kiilerich.com> wrote:
> On 03/26/2009 12:55 PM, Peter Arrenbrecht wrote:
>>
>> I'd like this, too. Even for meld, which _can_ do tree diffs. The
>> reason is to show the tree diff, Hg sets it up with two temp dirs
>> holding only the differing files. This means I cannot use it to
>> selectively undo changes against the real file in the working copy
>> with ease.
>>
>
> Actually you _can_ edit the files in the temp dirs; extdiff will copy any
> changed files back to the working directory.
>
> (But note http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/bts/issue1562)
>
> I _always_ run "hg extdiff -p meld" and review and make minor edits before
> committing.

Neat! Though being able to work on the file proper would allow interim
saves to run builds and tests without closing the differ.
-parren