Re: [TSVN] "Diff" shows expanded keywords as diffs, but "Create patch" and "svn diff" don't

Eric Hanchrow wrote:
> This is the nightly build of Tortoise dated 5 Feb 2005.

Not just that one. That's the case for all versions.

> I have a file which has svn:keywords set to "LastChangedDate
> LastChangedRevision HeadURL". In the repository, the file, not
> surprisingly, includes references to those three keywords, like this:
[snip]
> Now, I've made a tiny edit to this file (I inserted a comment in the
> first line), and I did "svn diff". That yielded exactly the result I
> expected to see:
[snip]
> Finally, the bug: I right-click on the file's Explorer icon, and
> choose "SVN Diff" from the Tortoise menu, but now I see _four_ changed
> lines: the original comment, which I expected, and one line each for
> the three expanded keywords, which I didn't expect. Those extra three
> lines are the bug.

Not a bug!
Settings->Diff/Merge tab, Advanced button. Then there's a checkbox
"Don't convert files when diffing against BASE" - uncheck that box if
you want the keywords to be _not_ expanded when diffing.

Stefan

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