Hello, Have a request for a feature or direction on a possible local hack for 'diff'.
Years ago an ancient minicomputer utility 'scmp' had an excellent feature that I sorely miss. One could specify the minimum size block of text in lines to be considered when comparing two file. It was something like scmp --minimum-block=15 <file1> <file2> What this did was cause the comparison to show less granular differences. It was great for seeing a clearer picture of changes. In particular a major reworking of a function could be made to show up as just a single delete and replace. I compare source code changes while working and often have to resort to side-by-side viewing with 'emacs' because 'diff' generates output that is unintelligible. Is such an enhancement conceivable with the present algorithm? If so would it be simple enough for a quick-n-dirty local hack? The --minimal option vaguely implies the possibility, but the code is not trivial to understand and perusing it briefly was unilluminating. Please note that I am familiar with the --context option and this is definitely not what I'm talking about. Thanks
