[Python-Dev] hg diff

Wed Mar 9 03:32:48 CET 2011

Hi,
First, thank you for stepping up again to work on the code review
integration.
> It seems that the dev guide recommends to use the --git option in hg
> diff.

>From “hg help diffs”:

 While this standard format [unified diff] is often enough, it does
 not encode the following information:
 - executable status and other permission bits
 - copy or rename information
 - changes in binary files
 - creation or deletion of empty files
I’m of the opinion that hg diffs should always use the extended git
format, given their usefulness. A tool working with hg diffs that does
not support this format is broken IMO.
Regards