Package: wdiff
Version: 0.6.3-1
Severity: normal
Tags: upstream
wdiff produces some strange-looking output when comparing text aligned in
columns.
$ cat file1
A B
AA B
AAA B
AAAA B
AAAAA B
AAAAAA B
AAAAAAA B
AAAAAAAA B
AAAAAAAAA B
$ cat file2
A C
AA C
AAA C
AAAA C
AAAAA C
AAAAAA C
AAAAAAA C
AAAAAAAA C
AAAAAAAAA C
$ wdiff file1 file2
A [-B-] {+C+}
AA [-B-] {+C+}
AAA [-B-] {+C+}
AAAA [-B-] {+C+}
AAAAA [-B-] {+C+}
AAAAAA [-B-] {+C+}
AAAAAAA [-B-] {+C+}
AAAAAAAA [-B-] {+C+}
AAAAAAAAA [-B-] {+C+}
$
I can't think of any reasoning that supports the need for multiple spaces
after the [-B-], since the actual spaces in the input file are only to the
left of the B.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.3
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)
Kernel: Linux 3.0.3+
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages wdiff depends on:
ii dpkg 1.15.8.11 Debian package management system
ii install-info 4.13a.dfsg.1-6 Manage installed documentation in
ii libc6 2.11.2-10 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libncurses5 5.7+20100313-5 shared libraries for terminal hand
wdiff recommends no packages.
wdiff suggests no packages.
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