Re: [PATCH] mergetool-lib: make (g)vimdiff workable under Windows

> Hi,
> 
> On Sat, 4 Apr 2009, Markus Heidelberg wrote:
> 
> > Under Windows vimdiff and gvimdiff are not available as symbolic links, 
> > but as batch files vimdiff.bat and gvimdiff.bat. These files weren't 
> > found by 'type vimdiff' which led to the following error:
> > 
> >     The merge tool vimdiff is not available as 'vimdiff'
> > 
> > Even if they were found, it wouldn't work to invoke these batch files
> > from git-mergetool.
> > 
> > To solve this, use vim and gvim (vim.exe and gvim.exe) and pass the -d
> > command line switch over to them.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Markus Heidelberg <markus.heidelberg@web.de>
> > ---
> > 
> > This patch goes on top of the current difftool/mergetool patches from David.
> 
> ,.. which is a pity, because I could have applied them directly to 
> msysGit's 'devel' branch otherwise.