Meld 1.7.1 released

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Meld 1.7.1 has been released. Aside from the usual round of updates,

folder comparisons have had several long-awaited feature additions thanks to

some new contributors.

 

Note to packagers: Meld's 'unstable' series have typically been very

reliable, to the point of being pushed as updates into stable

distribution releases. Please do not assume that the current release

is that reliable.

 

 

Features:

 

* Folder comparisons can now show extra information, such as file size and

modification times. Column visibility and ordering are properly

configurable. (Philipp Müller, Kai Willadsen)

* Shallow comparison (i.e., based on size and timestamp) are now supported

for folder comparisons, including timestamp resolution preferences for

cross-filesystem comparisons. (Cristian Dinu)

* The UI for launching new comparisons has been reworked to have a clearer

workflow, and is now shown on startup if no other comparisons have been

opened (Kai Willadsen)

* Recently-used comparisons are now supported, allowing you to re-open

previous comparisons directly. (Kai Willadsen)

* Read-only files are now not editable by default, making merge actions

clearer and more consistent. Individual read-only files can easily be set

as editable as desired. (Kai Willadsen)

 

Fixes:

 

* New version control API, currently used by Git and Subversion (Kai

Willadsen)

* Version control compatibility updates and fixes (Cedric Le Dillau, Louis

des Landes, Kai Willadsen)

* Command line labelling options now apply to folder tabs (Kai Willadsen)

* Regressions from parallel inline highlighting calculations have been

fixed (Kai Willadsen)

* Diff algorithm cleanups (Piotr Piastucki)

* Compatibility fixes for Python 3; this does *not* mean that Meld works on

Python 3 yet, just that 2to3 issues have been addressed (Kai Willadsen)

 

Translations:

* Daniel Mustieles (es)

* Dominique Leuenberger (pt)

* Enrico Nicoletto (pt_BR)

* Florencio Neves (pt_BR)

* Fran Diéguez (gl)

* Marek Černocký (cs)

* Matej UrbanÄÂiÄ (sl)

* ÃœøрþÑÂûðò ÃÂøúþûøћ (sr, sr ( -at -) latin)

* Piotr Drąg (pl)

 

 

This release can be downloaded from:

 

http://download.gnome.org/sources/meld/1.7/meld-1.7.1.tar.xz

 

 

What is Meld?

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Meld is a visual diff and merge tool. It lets you compare two or three files,

and updates the comparisons while you edit them in-place. You can also compare

folders, launching comparisons of individual files as desired. Last but by no

means least, Meld lets you work with your current changes in a wide variety of

version control systems, including Git, Bazaar, Mercurial, Subversion and CVS.

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