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minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoYou can already diff between branches in a single worktree.
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·17 days agoYes, that’s what I said.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-217 days agoThen why mention setting up remotes? Why would multiple worktrees help if a worktree is not necessary for the functionality?
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·17 days agoThe question I was answering was about worktrees vs. multiple clones. With multiple clones you need to setup remotes to share branches between directories. With worktrees sharing a working copy you don’t.
You can already diff between branches in a single worktree.
Yes, that’s what I said.
Then why mention setting up remotes? Why would multiple worktrees help if a worktree is not necessary for the functionality?
The question I was answering was about worktrees vs. multiple clones. With multiple clones you need to setup remotes to share branches between directories. With worktrees sharing a working copy you don’t.