[Python-checkins] devguide: Mention that git diffs can also represent changes to binary files

antoine.pitrou python-checkins at python.org
Mon Mar 21 22:43:56 CET 2011


http://hg.python.org/devguide/rev/9cb897c3ca24
changeset:   403:9cb897c3ca24
user:        Antoine Pitrou <solipsis at pitrou.net>
date:        Mon Mar 21 22:43:20 2011 +0100
summary:
  Mention that git diffs can also represent changes to binary files

files:
  committing.rst

diff --git a/committing.rst b/committing.rst
--- a/committing.rst
+++ b/committing.rst
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
 
 * *extended diffing*: this setting enables an `extended diff format`_
   which is more useful than the standard unified diff format as it includes
-  metadata about file copies and permission bits::
+  metadata about file copies, permission bits, and is able to represent
+  binary files::
 
    [diff]
    git = on

-- 
Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/devguide


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