From: Jeff King Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:01:58 +0000 (-0400) Subject: diff-highlight: mention build instructions X-Git-Tag: v2.54.0-rc0~9^2~7 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=41529f967f919685a3294a9fc4b45140311bebae;p=thirdparty%2Fgit.git diff-highlight: mention build instructions Once upon a time, this was just a script in a directory that could be run directly. That changed in 0c977dbc81 (diff-highlight: split code into module, 2017-06-15). Let's update the README to make it more clear that you need to run make. Signed-off-by: Jeff King Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/contrib/diff-highlight/README b/contrib/diff-highlight/README index 1db4440e68..9c89146fb0 100644 --- a/contrib/diff-highlight/README +++ b/contrib/diff-highlight/README @@ -39,10 +39,21 @@ visually distracting. Non-diff lines and existing diff coloration is preserved; the intent is that the output should look exactly the same as the input, except for the occasional highlight. +Build/Install +------------- + +You can build the `diff-highlight` script by running `make` from within +the diff-highlight directory. There is no `make install` target; you can +copy the built script to your $PATH. + +You can run diff-highlight's internal tests by running `make test`. Note +that you must also build Git itself first (by running `make` from the +top-level of the project). + Use --- -You can try out the diff-highlight program with: +You can try out the built diff-highlight program with: --------------------------------------------- git log -p --color | /path/to/diff-highlight