Beyond Compare Cookbook

Installs BeyondCompare and optionally configures Beyond Compare as your diff tool and merge tool for git.

Requirements

Windows

Include the beyondcompare::default recipe in your run list.

['beyondcompare']['version'] - The version of BC to install, defaults to '4.2.4'. If you change this you should also change the package_name and checksum attributes.
['beyondcompare']['package_name'] - The package name as displayed in Add/Remove programs. Defaults to 'Beyond Compare 4.2.4'.
['beyondcompare']['checksum'] - The installer SHA256 checksum.

Installs BeyondCompare from Scooter Software and configures git to use Beyond Compare as the diff and merge tool.

Installs BeyondCompare from Scooter Software

If you have git installed, this recipe configures git to use BeyondCompare is the diff and merge tool.

Author:: Shawn Neal