Using Meld as external diff tool with Tortoise SVN

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j.atec picture j.atec · Dec 27, 2013 · Viewed 10.1k times · Source

I have Tortoise SVN but I don't like the diff tool. Is there a way to use Meld with tortoise SVN? I know tortoise has an option to set external diff tools, but I am not sure how to use that with meld.

Answer

Beef Eater picture Beef Eater · Mar 7, 2014

  1. Download meld from http://sourceforge.net/projects/meld-installer/

  2. Unpack the downloaded zip archive into "Program Files" or wherever you want it to be installed. This will create two folders, named "meld" and "python".

  3. Start "meld.exe" from the "meld" folder. If you get a Meld window opened, then you have installed Meld successfully.

  4. In TortoiseSVN, select Settings, then go to External Programs -> Diff Viewer on the left panel. In Configure the program used for comparing different revisions of files, browse to the Meld executable, "meld.exe", in your "meld" folder. Click on Apply.

That's it!

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