* Dave Ewart [Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:43:18 +0000]:

> On Tuesday, 08.01.2008 at 20:40 +0100, Adeodato Simó wrote:

> > * Dave Ewart [Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:16:14 +0000]:

> > > Are you perhaps suggesting that it should detect the extra parameter
> > > '-u' and ignore it when working as a pipe?

> > Yeah, I mentioned this in my follow-up mail. If colordiff is a drop-in
> > diff replacement that *also* acts as a filter, then it should smartly
> > detect when the user wants it to behave as a filter. Do you see what I
> > mean? For that, the two possible schemes I mentioned in my other mail.

> Does applying the following patch help?  I've not tested it fully, but
> if might be sufficient.  You will need to patch /usr/bin/colordiff or a
> copy of it elsewhere.

Yes, with that patch it seems to work as I'd like.

Thank you,

-- 
Adeodato Simó                                     dato at net.com.org.es
Debian Developer                                  adeodato at debian.org
 
- I'm sorry for laughing. I'd explain if I could.
- It's a double entendre. I've been in this country 20 years. I get things.
                -- Lorelai and Mrs. Kim



Reply via email to