From: Andy Parkins Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:40:10 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] cvsserver: Make always-binary mode a config file option Message-ID: <200703011140.11108.andyparkins@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <7vhct5rztc.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> On Thursday 2007 March 01 11:03, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Once we separate out the handler section, we can introduce more > useful variables in it (not the "pretty", whose sole purpose was > to have fun and serve as a demonstration). Obvious ones are: > > ; takes temporary files old, mine, his and writes the > ; result in another > merge = "cmd external-merge-command %s %s %s %s" > > ; takes two temporary files > diff = "cmd external-diff-command %s %s" I was part way through assembling a document when I read this; I hadn't thought of the external merge option. I'll add that and send the document soon. Andy -- Dr Andy Parkins, M Eng (hons), MIET andyparkins@gmail.com