hi list,

is there a smart way to find the difference between 2 versions of a patch?

sometimes i have 2 versions of a (complicated) patch
and i don't remember what's the (maybe small) difference between them.

the methods i'm using at the moment are:

comparing the behaviour.
however, when the patch has lots of possibilities this can be seriously time-consuming.
also, when the behaviour is different it's not always clear where to look for the cause of it.

comparing the involved .pd files as text.
for that, i'm using the app Kdiff3 which can do complete dir's in one run.
it's a good tool, effective in some cases.

visual inspection.
going through all subpatches looking for possible changes.
especially cumbersome when i have no clue where to look specifically.

consulting my change-log.
hoping to find a hint.


i guess in the Pd-community there exist more methods/tools to tackle this search for differences.
hearing about it would be appreciated.

rolf