Re: diff(1) goes into cpu-hogging endless loop

From: Jamie Landeg-Jones <jamie_at_catflap.org>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 22:51:35 UTC
Tom Jones <thj@FreeBSD.org> wrote:

> My guess is that you are hitting a worst case in the stone algorithm. I
> have a WIP review to integrate the Myers algorithm from libdiff here:
>
> https://reviews.freebsd.org/D36860

Ahh, thanks, Tom. I'm glad it's being addressed. I'll check out
the review.

Cheers, Jamie