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(still somewhat crud, but more usefull now.)
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http://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/diffutils.html explains what diff and patch are.


I use http://www.cygwin.com for this sort of thing.
== DIFF TOOLS ==


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Diff tools have usefull coding on big proyects. Can able to track changes betwen two different versions of a mod, even able to seamlessly merge two different mods.
 
Yet another use is to examine changes on the SDK tree after a update. (After reading the changelog)
 
 
AlienBrain its a groupware framework for gamedevelopping, include a good diff tool
* [http://www.alienbrain.com AlienBrain]
 
CygWin its a posix layer for windows that able to compile lots of standard tools.
* [http://www.cygwin.com CygWin]
 
Winmerge its a windows too to examine differences from two set of files
* [http://winmerge.sf.net WinMerge]
 
You can read more about how diff software work here:
 
* [http://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/diffutils.html Diff Utils]

Revision as of 07:07, 25 July 2005

DIFF TOOLS

Diff tools have usefull coding on big proyects. Can able to track changes betwen two different versions of a mod, even able to seamlessly merge two different mods.

Yet another use is to examine changes on the SDK tree after a update. (After reading the changelog)


AlienBrain its a groupware framework for gamedevelopping, include a good diff tool

CygWin its a posix layer for windows that able to compile lots of standard tools.

Winmerge its a windows too to examine differences from two set of files

You can read more about how diff software work here: