Re: preferred diff format for CVS messages

[Karl Fogel <kf...@galois.collab.net>]

Jim Blandy <ji...@zwingli.cygnus.com> writes:
> Do the folks with commit access generally prefer diff -u, or diff -c?
> 
> I don't mean to start a debate about the relative virtues; I just want
> to make sure the current configuration actually matches our
> preferences.
> 
> I prefer diff -c.

I mildly prefer -u, having switched from mildly preferring -c only a
few short months ago.

Actually, J guess it depends on the nature of the change and what I'm
reading the diff for.  But I don't see any huge advantage or
disadvantage to either way.

-K