Here is a quick test case for a word-diff error, using v1.7.10.4 (debian wheezy package).
Setting up:
tmp$ mkdir foo && cd foo foo$ git init Initialized empty Git repository in /tmp/foo/.git/ foo (master)$ echo '*.py diff=python' > .gitattributes foo (master)$ echo 'for name in bar.blurb:' > v1.py foo (master)$ echo 'for name in foo.bar.blurb:' > v2.py
This looks fine:
foo (master)$ git diff --no-index --word-diff=plain v1.py v2.py
diff --git a/v1.py b/v2.py index a6a079d..2832331 100644 --- a/v1.py +++ b/v2.py @@ -1 +1 @@ for name in {+foo.+}bar.blurb: This however is not: foo (master)$ git diff --no-index --word-diff=plain v2.py v1.py diff --git a/v2.py b/v1.py index 2832331..a6a079d 100644 --- a/v2.py +++ b/v1.py @@ -1 +1 @@ for name in[-foo.-] bar.blurb: