https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=501800
Bug ID: 501800
Summary: Claiming a file has changed when it is the same
Classification: Applications
Product: kdiff3
Version: 1.12.1
Platform: Microsoft Windows
OS: Microsoft Windows
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: application
Assignee: reeves...@gmail.com
Reporter: kdi...@darklaser.com
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 179604
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=179604&action=edit
Screenshot showing file differences in the tree, that are not actually
different.
SUMMARY
After a comparison, the tree shows many differences, yet when double clicking
on a file, it says it's equal, just not binary equal. I understand the
difference, and recognize the Folder > File Comparison Mode > Full analysis
option will provide correct diff assessments. But when you have folders you
need to compare that are several gigabytes in size and have tens of thousands
of files in them (such as a node application with many npm dependencies),
waiting an hour or two for a comparison is out of the question.
There should be an option somewhere between Binary comparison and Full analysis
... perhaps that does a binary comparison, but then only does a Full analysis
on the file differences from the Binary comparison. Or at the very least, in
the tree, some kind of visual indicator that a file is not truly different ...
only different in binary ... or a filter (similar to Show Identical Files) that
can be turned off to hide file differences with equal text.
I've been using KDiff3 for over a decade, and I really like it, but In some of
my current projects where I need to see the real differences, having a list of
binary but not text differences makes the diff almost unusable.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have two folders where one set has files that have changed in some way, but
still have the same text content
2. Run the diff on the folders
3. Double click on a file that claims to be different, but when double clicked,
says it's actually the same
OBSERVED RESULT
The diff tree shows changed files when they are not changed
EXPECTED RESULT
The diff tree either only showing the truly changed files, or at least showing
something that indicates a change is only binary, but the content is not
actually different.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: Windows 11 Enterprise
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