Difftastic 0.68.0

0.68.0
Changed 4
  • Update Bash, C, Go, Lua, Nix, Perl, Python, Rust, Scala, Swift and YAML parsers
  • Require Rust 1.77 or later to build
  • Remove jemalloc from all Windows builds instead of only MSVC builds
  • Improve error reporting when invoked with an invalid number of arguments
Fixed 4
  • Fix git with difftastic terminating with fatal: external diff died when there was an unmerged path
  • Fix parsing of raw string literals in Rust
  • Fix inline display not always respecting the value of --context
  • Fix side-by-side rendering when files contain tabs

Difftastic is a structural diff tool that understands syntax. See the manual to get started, and the changelog for historical changes.

Git Support

Fixed an issue where git with difftastic would terminate with fatal: external diff died when there was an unmerged path.

Parsing

Updated Bash, C, Go, Lua, Nix, Perl, Python, Rust, Scala, Swift and YAML parsers.

Fixed an issue with parsing raw string literals in Rust.

Build

Difftastic now requires Rust 1.77 or later to build.

Difftastic no longer uses jemalloc on any Windows builds. Previously jemalloc was only disabled for MSVC.

Command Line Interface

Improved error reporting when invoked with an invalid number of arguments.

Display

Fixed an issue with inline display where it didn't always respect the value of --context.

Fixed an issue with side-by-side rendering when files contain tabs.

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