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Bug 312389 - [Viewers] Provide more information on non matching hunks
Summary: [Viewers] Provide more information on non matching hunks
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: Compare (show other bugs)
Version: 3.6   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Platform-Compare-Inbox CLA
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Reported: 2010-05-11 06:03 EDT by Pawel Pogorzelski CLA
Modified: 2021-09-21 16:42 EDT (History)
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Description Pawel Pogorzelski CLA 2010-05-11 06:03:09 EDT 
Non matching hunks are not visible in compare editor. This surfaced recently even more after Synchronize with Patch feature was released (bug 236169).

Take as an example hunk affecting a file that doesn't exist in the workspace. Such file is decorated with a regular conflict icon. Compare editor shows both sides empty with labels "Local File" and "Remote File (After Patch)". It's hard for user to figure out what's the reason.

Another case is patch removing a file which doesn't exist locally. Here the decorator in the Synchronize view is more descriptive though.

In cases when Compare editor can't be populated with any reasonable content we could use this real estate to provide user with the cause.

Information should be also enhanced when there is some content available (some hunks match) but non matched hunks exist.
Comment 1 Pawel Pogorzelski CLA 2010-05-11 09:14:57 EDT 
There is a discussion about improving the way of working with patches on bug 196228 and bug 190844.
Comment 2 Eclipse Webmaster CLA 2019-09-06 15:35:26 EDT 
This bug hasn't had any activity in quite some time. Maybe the problem got resolved, was a duplicate of something else, or became less pressing for some reason - or maybe it's still relevant but just hasn't been looked at yet.

If you have further information on the current state of the bug, please add it. The information can be, for example, that the problem still occurs, that you still want the feature, that more information is needed, or that the bug is (for whatever reason) no longer relevant.
Comment 3 Eclipse Genie CLA 2021-09-21 16:42:44 EDT 
This bug hasn't had any activity in quite some time. Maybe the problem got resolved, was a duplicate of something else, or became less pressing for some reason - or maybe it's still relevant but just hasn't been looked at yet. As such, we're closing this bug.

If you have further information on the current state of the bug, please add it and reopen this bug. The information can be, for example, that the problem still occurs, that you still want the feature, that more information is needed, or that the bug is (for whatever reason) no longer relevant.

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