From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,b2011d0de07e01d2 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Benjamin J. Robinson" Subject: Re: wanted: Ada diff tool Date: 2000/05/05 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 619568504 References: <8eot2o$kbm$1@wanadoo.fr> <030520002201489719%nospam@nospam.com> <3910F63E.A461B879@research.canon.com.au> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Complaints-To: abuse@ufl.edu X-Trace: spnode25.nerdc.ufl.edu 957532080 150192 128.227.163.11 (5 May 2000 13:08:00 GMT) Organization: University of Florida Mime-Version: 1.0 NNTP-Posting-Date: 5 May 2000 13:08:00 GMT Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 2000-05-05T13:08:00+00:00 List-Id: On Thu, 4 May 2000, Geoff Bull wrote: > If you just need to know if the files are functionally different, > not where they are different, you could just compile the two files > and compare the resulting binaries. Some compilers have the habit of slipping time-of-compile information into the image. This has the effect of making two binaries different, even if they were compiled from the same source. Before trying this suggestion with two different sources, you should compile the same source twice, and compare *those* two binaries to ensure you get consistent results from one compile to the next. -Benjamin Robinson -- "The government cannot reduce the adult population to reading or viewing only to what is appropriate for children." -- Bruce Ennis My opinions don't represent, and are likely contrary to, those of my employer. This message may or may not contain sarcastic content; your burden to decide.