Re: [PATCH] git-gui: add config value gui.diffopts for passing additional diff options

From: Tilman Vogel <tilman.vogel@web.de>
Date: Jan 28, 2011, 00:19 UTC
Message-ID: <4D420B95.2060509@web.de>
In-Reply-To: <87ipxdn81f.fsf@fox.patthoyts.tk>

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Hi!

Am 25.01.2011 01:25, schrieb Pat Thoyts:

> This seems ok but you don't say what it is for. Why do you want to be
> able to pass additional options to git diff?

Sorry, forgot to copy the motivation from <https://github.com/git/git/pull/8>:

I want to be able to make diff ignore whitespace changes "-b". But maybe someone else wants "-w" or what not, so I think a generic option field is most versatile.

If you feel, this switch should be easier to reach than through the options menu, I agree, but I am a Tcl/Tk newbie, so this was the easiest fix for me.

> I can apply this to git-gui's repository. The Documentation change will
> need to be sent to git separately once this is merged from git-gui.

Sure, I would be happy. However, if you feel like coding up something that's easier to use, I'd be even happier. But maybe the generic field is still of use.

Regards,

Tilman

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