[latex3-commits] [l3svn] 09/09: l3build: Document diffexe env. var.

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commit 7e5931bcfa008e70b5eadd6bea967d30df8cd3af
Author: Joseph Wright <joseph.wright at morningstar2.co.uk>
Date:   Tue Sep 8 13:46:14 2015 +0100

    l3build: Document diffexe env. var.
---
 l3build/l3build.dtx |    9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/l3build/l3build.dtx b/l3build/l3build.dtx
index 8ab332e..512d3c6 100644
--- a/l3build/l3build.dtx
+++ b/l3build/l3build.dtx
@@ -324,6 +324,15 @@
 % If changes to the package or the typesetting environment have affected the results, the check for that file fails.
 % A |diff| of the expected to actual output should then be inspected to determine the cause of the error; it is located in the \var{testdir} directory (default \luavar{testdir}).
 %
+% On Windows, the |diff| program is not available and so |fc| is used instead
+% (generating an |.fc| file). Setting the environmental variables |diffexe|
+% and |diffext| can be used to adjust the choice of comparison made: the standard
+% values are
+% \begin{itemize}
+%   \item[Windows] |diffext = fc|, |diffexe = fc /n|
+%   \item[*nix] |diffext = diff|, |diffexe = diff -c --strip-trailing-cr|
+% \end{itemize}
+%
 % The following files are moved into the \enquote{sandbox} for the |check| process:
 % \begin{itemize}
 % \item all \var{installfiles} after unpacking;

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