Hi Rolf, not the best suggestion, but you might also wanna consider copying your patch and pasting it over the "other" one for easier visual comparison.
* ro...@dds.nl <ro...@dds.nl> [2022-02-20 13:14]: > hi list, > > is there a smart way to find the difference between 2 versions of a > patch? > > sometimes i have 2 versions of a (complicated) patch > and i don't remember what's the (maybe small) difference between them. > > the methods i'm using at the moment are: > > comparing the behaviour. > however, when the patch has lots of possibilities this can be seriously > time-consuming. > also, when the behaviour is different it's not always clear where to > look for the cause of it. > > comparing the involved .pd files as text. > for that, i'm using the app Kdiff3 which can do complete dir's in one > run. > it's a good tool, effective in some cases. > > visual inspection. > going through all subpatches looking for possible changes. > especially cumbersome when i have no clue where to look specifically. > > consulting my change-log. > hoping to find a hint. > > i guess in the Pd-community there exist more methods/tools to tackle > this search for differences. > hearing about it would be appreciated. > > rolf > _______________________________________________ > Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list _______________________________________________ Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list