textproc/bsddiff 20120705_3 DragonFly

BSD-licensed version of diff from OpenBSD

System: DragonFly
Repository: DPorts
Maintainer: [email protected] (as in FreeBSD)
Categories: textproc
Package size: 23.9 KiB, 46.9 KiB installed

Description

This is the BSD-licensed version of the well-known diff utility, obtained from OpenBSD. It lacks some features of GNU diff. It is a proposed project idea to replace the GNU diff with this one, but it needs to be completed first. Patches are highly appreciated.

Install

Binary package:

pkg install bsd-diff

From DPorts:

cd /usr/dports/textproc/bsddiff && make install clean

Dependencies

No port depends on this one.

Configuration

No options to configure.

Service scripts: none

Message after installing

===>   NOTICE:

The bsd-diff port currently does not have a maintainer. As a result, it is
more likely to have unresolved issues, not be up-to-date, or even be removed in
the future. To volunteer to maintain this port, please create an issue at:

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla

More information about port maintainership is available at:

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/contributing/#ports-contributing

===>   NOTICE:

This port is deprecated; you may wish to reconsider installing it:

Obsolete, newer version imported into base as 2017.

It is scheduled to be removed on or after 2025-04-30.