How do I make Beyond Compare ignore certain differences while comparing versions of Delphi Form Files

Load a pair of DFM files showing the difference. Click the Session Settings button (aka Rules w/ umpire icon) or use the Session->Session Settings menu item. Switch to the Importance tab then click the Edit Grammar… button to open a second dialog. Click the New… button below the top listbox to open a third dialog. … Read more

Visual Studio isn’t tracking changes, or checking out files from source control as I edit them

Right-click on your solution node and go down to “Go online”. For various reasons visual studio can mark your solution as tracked by source control, but “offline”. It is still tracking changes behind the scenes waiting for you to go online again. After doing this my pending changes window populated and all is normal. I … Read more

Diffing between two entire directories/projects in hg or git?

To simply create a diff patch in git’s diff format from two arbitrary files or directories, without any fancy repository stuff or version control: git diff –no-index some/path other/path > some_filename Jakub NarÄ™bski’s comment on knittl’s answer hinted at the answer… For simplicity’s sake, that’s the full command. The > part creates a file and … Read more

How to find untracked files in a Perforce tree? (analogue of svn status)

EDIT: Please use p4 status now. There is no need for jumping through hoops anymore. See @ColonelPanic’s answer. In the Jan 2009 version of P4V, you can right-click on any folder in your workspace tree and click “reconcile offline work…” This will do a little processing then bring up a split-tree view of files that … Read more