GZ <zyzhu2...@gmail.com> writes: > Let me think of a better way to express what I mean by a "smaller > diff." After I diff the two strings, I will have something like this: > > AAA > - BBB > + CCC > + DDD > - EEE > > It means the first line does not change, the second line is replaced > by the third line, the forth line is new, and the fifth line is > deleted.
Are you drawing a distinction between: * “line FOO is replaced by line BAR” * “line FOO is deleted, line BAR is added” Your wording seems to make that distinction, but I don't see how it's useful or meaningful in a discussion about diff. Are they not exactly the same? -- \ “Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice.” | `\ —Henry L. Mencken | _o__) | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
