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git difftool does does not respect current working directory

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FHFrédéric Heitzmann <frederic.heitzmann@gmail.com>
Date
May 14, 2011, 14:25 UTC
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<loom.20110514T160931-46@post.gmane.org>
Hello.

It is useful to compare the modified version of a file to HEAD's version, in order to review changes before committing. gitk is fine for this but I often use git difftool -t gvimdiff, so that I can rewrite code right into my diff editor. Doing this, it is very likely that I open some more files (e.g. foo.h corresponding to foo.c) in gvimdiff. Unfortunately, 'git difftool' does not keep the current working directory while launching gvimdiff.

=> Is it done on purpose ? If not, it is probably a good idea to fix this.

I will be more than happy to contribute but I have some hard time to get familiar with git source code. Any help to locate the proper pieces of code would be realy appreciated.

-- Fred

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  5. Junio C HamanoMay 20, 2011
  6. David AguilarMay 20, 2011
  7. Frédéric HeitzmannMay 21, 2011
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  9. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2011
  10. David AguilarMay 22, 2011
  11. 1/3 setup: Provide GIT_PREFIX to built-insDavid Aguilar, May 22, 2011
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  13. 3/3 git-mergetool--lib: Make vimdiff retain the current directoryDavid Aguilar, May 22, 2011
  14. Michael J GruberMay 23, 2011
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  19. Michael J GruberMay 23, 2011
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