From 9198e80747d842ffd8c5d8bc5f104b80649a811a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Smith Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2020 18:09:29 -0500 Subject: Update README with abandonment notice --- README.md | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index cfc085e..923b4af 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,5 +1,10 @@ # pwsh-diff +> This project has been "soft-abandoned," because it turns out (perhaps unsurprisingly) that +> `less`-for-Windows has the same limitations as Perl-for-Windows with respect to color control +> codes, and there are really no other suitable pagers. I would consider resuming work on this, were +> a decent Windows-native pager to appear; if you know something I don't, please open an issue! + `pwsh-diff` aims to serve as a PowerShell-based alternative to [diff-highlight](https://github.com/git/git/tree/master/contrib/diff-highlight) (and, eventually, @@ -8,8 +13,6 @@ to [get along](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/4738) when it comes to ANSI coloring. -This project is still in early development. - ## Installation Make sure you have PowerShell Core (`pwsh.exe`) in your `PATH` somewhere. Then, copy the `pwsh-diff` -- cgit v1.2.3