From: Bernhard Kirchen <bernhard.kirchen@rwth-aachen.de>
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2016 18:37:39 GMT
Subject: --dir-diff not working with partial path limiter
Message-ID: <155b7339538.2774.8c011de0e6d4f677db1e190e9d3169b9@rwth-aachen.de>
In-Reply-To: <OFEE90CED0.0832E3D4-ONC1257FE9.0053D856-C1257FE6.00660366@lancom.de>

Hello!

Today I started using --dir-diff and noticed a problem when specifying a
non-full path limiter. My diff tool is setup to be meld (*1).

OK while working directory is repo root; also OK while working directory is
repo subfolder "actual":
git difftool --dir-diff HEAD~1 HEAD -- actual/existing/path
=> meld opens with proper dir-diff.

NOT OK while working directory is repo subfolder "actual":
git difftool --dir-diff HEAD~1 HEAD -- existing/path
=> nothing happens, as if using "non/such/path" as the path limiter.

Because "git diff HEAD~1 HEAD -- existing/path" while the working directory
is the repo subfolder "actual" works, I epxected the difftool to work
similarly. Is this a bug?

Best,
Bernhard

(*1)
[diff]
tool = mydiffmeld
[difftool "mydiffmeld"]
cmd = meld --auto-compare --diff $LOCAL $REMOTE
[difftool]
prompt = false