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psrkn is offline psrkn
2010-03-08 , 18:16
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Could anyone tell me know to get "diff" command on N900?
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2010-03-08 , 18:21
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Perhaps try installing Easy Debian (search the forums)?

It seems to give you a complete environment at the CLI. But don't quote me on that.
 
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Andre Klapper is offline Andre Klapper
2010-03-08 , 18:39
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Feel free to click on "Vote for this bug" at https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3032 . No "I want this too" comments please that create bugmail though. Thanks
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egoshin is offline egoshin
2010-03-08 , 18:50
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1. download ARMEL binary diff for ARMEL version, for exam - http://www.filewatcher.com/m/diff_2....86658.0.0.html

2. extract files from it by
dpkg -x diff_2.8.1-12_armel.deb

3. copy 'diff' binary to your preferable directory - /usr/bin or /home/user/bin (latest requires an update to PATH environment variable).

Unfortunately, you can't install 'diff' package on Maemo5 because it contradicts with busybox - it also has 'cmp' commands which is included in busybox.

BTW, package also has locale messages file and you can move it to right place too (see unpacked directory structure for an exact location) but 'diff' works w/out it.
 

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2010-03-08 , 18:51
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http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=37602
 
psrkn is offline psrkn
2010-03-08 , 20:35
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Sorry, I can't find diffmo in Maemo Extras-Devel. Please let me know where I can locate it.
Thanks.
 
Rob1n is offline Rob1n
2010-03-08 , 20:44
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Originally Posted by psrkn View Post
Sorry, I can't find diffmo in Maemo Extras-Devel. Please let me know where I can locate it.
Thanks.
It probably won't show up in App Manager. Try running in X Terminal (you'll need rootsh installed):
Code:
sudo gainroot
apt-get install diffmo
 
psrkn is offline psrkn
2010-03-08 , 22:46
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I gained access to rootsh and then did the apt-get install diffmo. I got the following message:
: Couldn't find package diffmo
Please advise.
 
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2010-03-08 , 23:01
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The problem with diffmo is actually a name. Some good applications use a name 'diff' and 'diff3' but not diffmo.

However, it is easy to make a symlink to it after you install diffmo.
 
psrkn is offline psrkn
2010-03-08 , 23:22
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Originally Posted by egoshin View Post
The problem with diffmo is actually a name. Some good applications use a name 'diff' and 'diff3' but not diffmo.

However, it is easy to make a symlink to it after you install diffmo.
My problem is i can't find and install diffmo at the first place. So i followed Rob1n suggestion and apt-get can't find diffmo.
Please advise.
 
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