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*patchreview.txt* Vim global plugin for doing single or multipatch code reviews
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            Author: Manpreet Singh (junkblocker-CAT-yahoo-DOG-com)
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                    (Replace -CAT- and -DOG- with @ and . first)
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            Copyright (C) 2006 by Manpreet Singh
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            License : This file is placed in the public domain.
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=============================================================================
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CONTENTS	                               *patchreview* *patchreview-contents*
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  1. Contents.........................................: |patchreview-contents|
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  2. Introduction.....................................: |patchreview-intro|
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  3. PatchReview options..............................: |patchreview-options|
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  4. PatchReview Usage................................: |patchreview-usage|
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     4.1 PatchReview Usage............................: |:PatchReview|
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     4.2 PatchReview Usage............................: |:PatchReviewCleanup|
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=============================================================================
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PatchReview Introduction                                  *patchreview-intro*
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The Patch Review plugin allows single or multipatch code review to be done in
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VIM. VIM provides the |:diffpatch| command to do single file reviews but can
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not handle patch files containing multiple patches as is common with software
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development projects. This plugin provides that missing functionality. It also
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tries to improve on |:diffpatch|'s behaviour of creating the patched files in
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the same directory as original file which can lead to project workspace
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pollution.
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=============================================================================
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PatchReview Options                                     *patchreview-options*
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  g:patchreview_filterdiff : Optional path to filterdiff binary. PatchReview
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                             tries to locate filterdiff on system path
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                             automatically. If the binary is not on system
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                             path, this option tell PatchReview the full path
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                             to the binary.  This option, if specified,
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                             overrides the default filterdiff binary on the
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                             path.
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     examples:
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        (On Windows with Cygwin)
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           let g:patchreview_filterdiff = 'c:\\cygwin\\bin\\filterdiff.exe'
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        (On *nix systems)
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           let g:patchreview_filterdiff = '/usr/bin/filterdiff'
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  g:patchreview_patch      : Optional path to patch binary. PatchReview tries
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                             to locate patch on system path automatically. If
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                             the binary is not on system path, this option
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                             tell PatchReview the full path to the binary.
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                             This option, if specified, overrides the default
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                             patch binary on the path.
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     examples:
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        (On Windows with Cygwin)
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           let g:patchreview_patch = 'c:\\cygwin\\bin\\patch.exe'
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        (On *nix systems)
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           let g:patchreview_patch = '/usr/bin/gpatch'
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  g:patchreview_tmpdir : Optional path where the plugin can save temporary
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                         files.  If this is not specified, the plugin tries to
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                         use TMP, TEMP and TMPDIR environment variables in
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                         succession.
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    examples:
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        (On Windows)      let g:patchreview_tmpdir = 'c:\\tmp'
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        (On *nix systems) let g:patchreview_tmpdir = '~/tmp'
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PatchReview Usage                                          *patchreview-usage*
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                                                                *:PatchReview*
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  :PatchReview patchfile_path [optional_source_directory]
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    Perform a patch review in the current directory based on the supplied
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    patchfile_path. If optional_source_directory is specified, patchreview is
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    done on that directory. Othewise, the current directory is assumed to be
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    the source directory.
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                                                          *:PatchReviewCleanup*
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  :PatchReviewCleanup
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    After you are done using the :PatchReview command, you can cleanup the
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    temporary files in the temporary directory using this command.
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