I'm using meld to merge a large file. The compiler for the source platform uses slightly different data type definitions, and it'd help if there were a way to make meld ignore the data type differences. For example, it'd be nice if it would ignore differences between uint8 and uint8_t. Is there a way to do that with the Text Filters?
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Jim Fell
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I don't know, but if you can't find a direct solution you could create modified copies of the files you want to compare, with all occurrences of `uint8` replaced by `uint8_t`. (BTW, if you're using a reasonably modern C or C++ implementation, `uint8_t` is standard and `uint8` is not; you might consider using `uint8_t` everywhere.) – Keith Thompson Jun 05 '18 at 19:27
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@KeithThompson Thanks for the suggestion. I agree. The old code is what has the `uint8`. Everything is being updated to use the standard C types (`uint8_t`) as it's ported to the new platform. – Jim Fell Jun 05 '18 at 20:10