From 0379b49109fe9c82bf747784c023cce3e0314ccb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wilfred Hughes Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 22:41:47 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify non-goals --- README.md | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6229d90bc..6db203d53 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -91,9 +91,12 @@ Robustness. Difftastic regularly has releases that fix crashes. ## Non-goals -Patch files. If you want to create a patch that you can later apply, -use `diff`. Difftastic ignores whitespace, so its output is -lossy. (AST patching is also a hard problem.) +Patching. Difftastic output is intended for human consumption, and it +does not generate patches that you can apply later. Use `diff` if you +need a patch. + +Merging. AST merging is a hard problem that difftastic does not +address. ## License