Re: comparing code on different branches

[Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@stephe-leake.org>]

Jean-Christophe Helary <jean.christophe.helary@gmail.com> writes:

> Sorry, it is more a git question than an emacs question:
>
> I have created a branch where I do my work.
>
> Now, when I test my code modifications, I do eval-buffer etc. But what
> if I also want to test what master does to compare the results?
>
> Do I have to go through a stash/checkout/test/checkout stash apply cycle?
>
> I thought I could actually do my modifications in the scratch buffer
> and keep the original file clean, so that I can always compare, but
> that seems a bit convoluted. Any better idea?

Workspaces are cheap; I keep a full checkout of master, and one of each
branch I'm working on, at all times.

You can use 'git worktree' to minimize fetch and push operations to the
central repository.


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