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Compare versions of a file before merging [message #1691385]

Mon, 06 April 2015 21:01

Fábio Silva

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Registered: December 2014

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I'm developing a git comparison tool integrated with another one developed by the company I work. I want to do pretty much what "team -> merge tool" does in Eclipse, i.e. comparing my last commit with the incoming one. I took a look at the EGit code but it's very complex for what I need.
In svn it's pretty easy because it creates two files (the old and the new versions), but in git it's necessary to get the information somewhere.

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Re: Compare versions of a file before merging [message #1691659 is a reply to message #1691385]

Wed, 08 April 2015 19:02

Fábio Silva

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Registered: December 2014

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Ok, it seems working if a use FETCH_HEAD as my remote change without forcing a new fetch. I achieved the "two side" merger. My merge tool only accepts that the user update their current version applying the new changes. But then, how do I say "my file is merged"?

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