>>>>> "Noel" == Noel Yap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> If CVS had away to use modular plug in "diff" and "merge"
>> programs, we could setup a wrapper file that would
>> automatically diff/merge the file differently based on the
>> extension. e.g.:
>>
>> *.xml xml_dm *.html html_dm
Noel> Ideally, the diff/merge tool would be tied to the type of
Please add also a keyword-substitution tool to the check list.
Noel> the file and the type of the file is initially set depending
Noel> on the extension.
No. Not on extension, but based on *regular expressions*, or at least
shell-style pattern matching expressions. Extensions are too
simplistic. (c.f. CVSROOT/cvswrappers, CVSROOT/cvsignore)
Noel> This way, one would be able to change the
Noel> type of the file independent of its extension.
Yes. Some mechanisms like ~/.mime.types plus ~/.mailcap would be
desirable. But one more complication would be the version of these
external programs. Maybe, CVS needs to keep track of which version of
the tools were used for which file revisions, so as to reliably and
faithfully reproduce any snapshot.
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