[PD] finding differences between almost identical patches

[Peter P.]

Hi Rolf,

not the best suggestion, but you might also wanna consider copying your
patch and pasting it over the "other" one for easier visual comparison.

* rolfm at dds.nl <rolfm at dds.nl> [2022-02-20 13:14]:
> hi list,
> 
> is there a smart way to find the difference between 2 versions of a
> patch?
> 
> sometimes i have 2 versions of a (complicated) patch
> and i don't remember what's the (maybe small) difference between them.
> 
> the methods i'm using at the moment are:
> 
> comparing the behaviour.
> however, when the patch has lots of possibilities this can be seriously
> time-consuming.
> also, when the behaviour is different it's not always clear where to
> look for the cause of it.
> 
> comparing the involved .pd files as text.
> for that, i'm using the app Kdiff3 which can do complete dir's in one
> run.
> it's a good tool, effective in some cases.
> 
> visual inspection.
> going through all subpatches looking for possible changes.
> especially cumbersome when i have no clue where to look specifically.
> 
> consulting my change-log.
> hoping to find a hint.
> 
> i guess in the Pd-community there exist more methods/tools to tackle
> this search for differences.
> hearing about it would be appreciated.
> 
> rolf

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