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Re: [PATCH] config: Introduce --patience config variable

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Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Date
Mar 6, 2012, 13:38 UTC
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Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@redhat.com> writes:
> Okay guys. I'll got with diff.algorithm = [patience | minimal |
> histogram | myers] then. What I am not sure about is how to threat case
> when user have say algorithm = patience set in config but want to use
> myers. I guess we need --myers option then, don't we?

At this point, maybe it's time to have --diff-algorithm=[patience|minimal|histogram|myers], and keep --patience, --minimal and --histogram just as compatibility aliases.

Having one option per algorithm feels wrong ...
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Matthieu Moy
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  1. config: Introduce --patience config variableMichal Privoznik, Mar 6, 2012
  2. Jeff KingMar 6, 2012
  3. Thomas RastMar 6, 2012
  4. 1/2 perf: compare diff algorithmsThomas Rast, Mar 6, 2012
  5. 2/2 Document the --histogram diff optionThomas Rast, Mar 6, 2012
  6. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2012
  7. Thomas RastMar 6, 2012
  8. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2012
  9. Thomas RastMar 6, 2012
  10. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2012
  11. Jakub NarebskiMar 6, 2012
  12. Thomas RastMar 7, 2012
  13. Junio C HamanoMar 7, 2012
  14. Jakub NarebskiMar 7, 2012
  15. Junio C HamanoMar 7, 2012
  16. René ScharfeMar 10, 2012
  17. Jeff KingMar 6, 2012
  18. Michal PrivoznikMar 6, 2012
  19. Matthieu MoyMar 6, 2012
  20. Jeff KingMar 6, 2012
  21. Junio C HamanoMar 7, 2012
  22. Jeff KingMar 7, 2012
  23. Junio C HamanoMar 7, 2012

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