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#33 gets stuck comparing binary (ebcdic) files

v1.0 (example)
closed-wont-fix
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2018-06-06
2006-12-12
Anonymous
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When comparing two binary (EBCDIC) files. I get an error message "Diff failed: Binary files XXX and YYY differ. child process exited abnormally

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  • michael-m

    michael-m - 2018-06-06
    • status: open --> closed-wont-fix
    • assigned_to: michael-m
    • Group: --> v1.0 (example)
     
  • michael-m

    michael-m - 2018-06-06

    Apparently "Diff" itself decided that EBCDIC does not fit its definition of "text" files, and a binary comparison is of no use to TkDiff. Sounds like you may need a EBCDIC-to-ASCII conversion on the files to be able to use either/both tools. Sorry, not much we can do about that.

     

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