RE: Is there any tool that can compare relevant java code in two branches ?

[Jim.Hyslop]

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> Does anyone here know if it exists some tool that can generate html
> pages that illustrate all relevant (! , see comment below) differences
> between two branches and can take the following inputs:
> * The two branches
> * A java method (or class)
> 
> What I mean by using the word relevant above is that I do not want to
> see all of the changes in the branches but only those changes that may
> affect the java method or class that I provide as input, so the tool
> will have to understand how to follow java code and to then compare
> the relevant parts of the code in the two cvs branches.
I believe you want a combination of tools: diff and the human brain ;=)

What you're asking for is pretty sophisticated.

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Jim Hyslop
Senior Software Designer
Leitch Technology International Inc. ( http://www.leitch.com )
Columnist, C/C++ Users Journal ( http://www.cuj.com/experts )