Package: diff Version: 2.8.1-13 Severity: wishlist
Please add new opton -z, --compress to support compressed files. An example: # locate program's original manual $ whereis program program: /usr/bin/program /usr/share/man/man1/program.1.gz # From a version control checkout, what has changed? cd /usr/src/versin-control/program.cvs diff -u -z progam.1 /usr/share/man/man1/program.1.gz -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_DK.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_DK.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages diff depends on: ii libc6 2.9-12 GNU C Library: Shared libraries diff recommends no packages. Versions of packages diff suggests: ii diff-doc 2.8.1-10 documentation for GNU diffutils -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
