Re: possible Improving diff algoritm

From: Javier Domingo <javierdo1@gmail.com>
Date: Dec 15, 2012, 12:16 UTC
Message-ID: <CALZVapnNFMAMM_UVjgR01DZ2MZhQbJHm7dMLpGzdRqhzrzBuyg@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20121214222938.GB19410@client.brlink.eu>

If just empty lines alone, then it is forced to say there is a new line. That is beyond this use-case. Javier Domingo

2012/12/14 Bernhard R. Link <brl+git@mail.brlink.eu>:

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> * Javier Domingo <javierdo1@gmail.com> [121214 13:20]:
>> I think the idea of being preferable to have a blank line at the end
>> of the added/deleted block is key in this case.
>
> For symmetry I'd suggest to make it preferable to have blank lines
> at the end or the beginning.
>
>   {
>   old
> + }
> +
> + {
> + new
>   }
>
> vs
>
>   {
>   old
>   }
> +
> + {
> + new
> + }
>
> is just the same case in blue.
> (Although empty lines alone feels not quite optimal, it is at least a
> good start).
>
>         Bernhard R. Link