Hi,

I'm wondering if there is any diff tool out there, that caters for Pascal syntax, so can filter out
the noise from reformatting etc.

I found difftastic. It has an option for Pascal,
but is case sensitive which rather defeats the object!

Regards,
Peter

Peter B wrote

I'm wondering if there is any diff tool out there, that caters for Pascal syntax, so can filter out the noise from reformatting etc.

Beyond Compare
https://www.scootersoftware.com/
(30-day free trial, but well worth buying a license) (Beyond Compare is itself written using Delphi on Windows and Free Pascal and Lazarus on macOS and Linux)

What do you mean? like syntax styling? I use Sublime Merge as my git client and it styles Pascal syntax.

Regards,
Ryan Joseph

On Feb 21, 2025 at 2:05:03 AM, Peter B via fpc-pascal <

Beyond Compare is the single most valuable utility I have bought in 30 years of PC use. Highly recommended!

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Peter B wrote

I'm wondering if there is any diff tool out there, that caters for Pascal syntax, so can filter out the noise from reformatting etc.

Beyond Compare
https://www.scootersoftware.com/
(30-day free trial, but well worth buying a license) (Beyond Compare is itself written using Delphi on Windows and Free Pascal and Lazarus on macOS and Linux)

Looks interesting, thanks for the link.
Pleased there is a Debian package, as I'm using Linux for development.

Hairy Pixels wrote

What do you mean? like syntax styling?

Hi Ryan,

I'm looking for a diff tool that would show

a/ foo := false;
b/ foo := true;

as differences worth reporting,
but would suppress

a/ Foo := False;
b/ foo  :=   false;

as these changes have pascal significance.

Sublime Merge is a nice git client, and provides a Debian package, but it is picking up whitespace & capitalisation changes in the diffs.

Regards,
Peter

Den 21.02.2025 19:49, skreiv Peter B via fpc-pascal:

What about Meld (https://meld.app/)?