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author | Wilfred Hughes <me@wilfred.me.uk> | 2022-03-17 22:41:47 -0700 |
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committer | Wilfred Hughes <me@wilfred.me.uk> | 2022-03-17 22:41:47 -0700 |
commit | 0379b49109fe9c82bf747784c023cce3e0314ccb (patch) | |
tree | edfbf62420d826eabbec5e694d868d959ca07906 /README.md | |
parent | b5187d98d0b119da6e9b8e29f8b6d3a1cccdb2bb (diff) |
Clarify non-goals
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@@ -91,9 +91,12 @@ Robustness. Difftastic regularly has releases that fix crashes. ## Non-goals -Patch files. If you want to create a patch that you can later apply, -use `diff`. Difftastic ignores whitespace, so its output is -lossy. (AST patching is also a hard problem.) +Patching. Difftastic output is intended for human consumption, and it +does not generate patches that you can apply later. Use `diff` if you +need a patch. + +Merging. AST merging is a hard problem that difftastic does not +address. ## License |