[Cuis-dev] Reload button in package list tool

[Juan Vuletich]

On 3/10/2022 7:54 PM, Mariano Montone via Cuis-dev wrote:
> El 10/3/22 a las 19:22, ken.dickey at whidbey.com escribió:
>> On 2022-03-10 14:09, Mariano Montone via Cuis-dev wrote:
>>>> ken.dickey--- via Cuis-dev escribió:
>>>> package browser.  Deletions and additions are color coded (same is 
>>>> black).
>>
>>> Where is such a tool? It lets you compare/diff a package on disk with
>>> what's loaded in the image?
>>
>> Yes.  World Menu -> Open -> File List
>>
>> Then select a *.pck.st file.
>>
>> You should see a "packageBrwsr" button on the upper right.  A couple 
>> of buttons left of the "install package" buttom.
>>
>> I find it really useful!
>
> Oh! I was not aware of that tool for some reason. I'll consider it 
> from now on.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mariano
>

What I tend to use more is the [pck contents] button for package files, 
and the [contents] button for change sets.

The ChangeListWindow you get can easily filter out unchanged methods, 
select equivalent but not equal (because of formatting or comments). The 
you can review changed methods, and they are diffed right there. You can 
even diff words/lines, and do a pretty print before diffing, to ignore 
formatting differences.

This is what I use to review code. I always review code before 
committing it. Especially critical code for the base image.

I also use it to rework and rethink something I'm doing. Review each 
method, and load those that still look ok. Then I browse current 
versions of the remaining ones and compare with the file. And usually 
try something different, or change the design a bit. Complex changes 
usually take several days and I never save the image, so each day I 
start by reviewing what I did the day before. This already makes many 
bugs evident, and it also gets me "in the mood" to go forward.

This is a matter of personal preference, but this workflow works best 
for me.

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