How to use the diff tool outside of the IDE?
PHPStorm's diff tool is superb. I would like to use it "standalone" outside of the PHPStorm IDE (for example as TSVN's default diff utility). How can I do this?
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ide_executable diff <path1> <path2>
path1 and path2 might be: files, directories, jar files
Thanks...interesting results. If PHPStorm is already open and I perform a diff from TSVN I get this error:
Error showing diff: Cannot find file: [Full file path of base]
If PHPStorm is not already open it works (takes a while, showing splash screen--maybe preventable).
It runs successfully from a command prompt whether PHPStorm is already open or not (opens fast if already open; slow with splash if not).
Does this sound like an issue with the way TSVN is shelling out? I may have to stick with GrigSoft's Compare It for now.
If I'm not mistaken, if you have a license for 2.1.5, you can use 2.1.5 as diff viewer in TSVN and use 3.0 EAP as IDE for coding (or vice versa).
I do (PHPStorm)
as mentioned in my previous post, there are issues with it (maybe I'm doing something wrong?)
not sure what EAP is and how it's relevant to this thread...please elaborate...thanks
see http://blog.jetbrains.com/webide/2011/09/phpstorm-webstorm-3-0-early-access-program-started/
We produce such build almost weekly. Look throu that blog posts to get insight on whats being developed.