
#Linux p4merge update#
I can update with any other supporting information that might prove relevant. Perforce, the company best known for its enterprise version control platform, also offers a solid diff tool: P4Merge is free of charge and comes with a basic feature set that makes it an interesting option on Windows, macOS and Linux. I was using P4Merge as standalone and none of the rest of the Perforce suite was installed.
#Linux p4merge software#
In the past I was able to save my setting and have it be remembered, unfortunately I don't have any recollection of the software version involved. I have changed the setting before using the Exit command from the File menu and before closing the window, and also before saving a merge. In fact, the preferences dialog entry is reset every time I go back to the menu, without even closing the program. I want to use 'Ignore line ending and white space length differences', but I have to manually re-set this every time the tool runs.Īnd it never sticks. Similarly, if you don't need to refresh the workspace after the launcher completes, you can disable that in the 'Refresh' tab.When running P4Merge, the comparison method is always initially set to 'Recognize line ending and white space differences' (aka all changes). For example, if you don't need to build the project before launching (as you wouldn't for difftool), you can turn that off in the 'Build' tab. There are sone other options in the external launchers that can be used to optimize the behavior a little. To share just add, commit and push as usual. The new launcher will now show up as an untracked file. For the value choose any directory you like in your project, or make a new one and use that. This page is powered by a knowledgeable community that helps you make an informed decision. 'Free and open source' is the primary reason people pick Meld over the competition. Do this in Preferences -> Run/Debug/String Substitution.ġ) Open "External Tools Configuration." from the External Tools toolbar itemģ) For the Location value use $ĥ) For the Arguments, provide the Git command-line argument(s), eg 'difftool' (without the quotes of course)Ħ) For the Name use whatever you like, eg Git difftoolħ) To share this launcher, click the 'Common' tab, then the 'Shared FIle' radio button. Meld, P4Merge, and KDiff3 are probably your best bets out of the 13 options considered. This will allow you to share the launcher by saving it as a part of the repository without making any assumptions about where each developer has command-line Git installed. Proceed with an external launcher you mean? That's pretty easy:Īs a preliminary I recommend defining a String Substitution variable called 'git_exec', where the value is the path you your Git executable. gitconfig for quite a few diff/merge tools, except emerge, kompare, vimdiff. Ma Thomas wrote on Tue, 17 April 2012 23:01 External option sounds great. Path = "c:/lang/tools/diff_merge/perforce/p4merge.exe"Ĭmd = "\"c:/lang/tools/diff_merge/windiff/windiff.exe\" \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\"" Path = "c:/lang/tools/diff_merge/KDiff3/kdiff3.exe" Path = "c:/lang/tools/diff_merge/ecmerge/ecmerge.exe" Path = "c:/lang/tools/diff_merge/bc3/bcomp.exe"Ĭmd = "\"c:/lang/tools/diff_merge/diffmerge/sgdm.exe\" \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\""
