# Latest

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## [Made a GUI for pijul in F#, but need help using nest.pijul.com](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/made-a-gui-for-pijul-in-f-but-need-help-using-nest-pijul-com/1339)

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**Author:** [@Wallby](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/Wallby)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/made-a-gui-for-pijul-in-f-but-need-help-using-nest-pijul-com/1339 "2026-04-26T14:52:46Z")

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Hello, I made a GUI for pijul using Avalonia.FuncUI for F# (.NET). The syntax for F# is also based on ML, so it shouldn’t be all that different from OCaml that pijul is written in I assume? I am using pijul version pij…

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## [Is recording extra dependencies still possible with 1.0.0-beta.1?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/is-recording-extra-dependencies-still-possible-with-1-0-0-beta-1/883)

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**Author:** [@mstrap](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/mstrap)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/is-recording-extra-dependencies-still-possible-with-1-0-0-beta-1/883 "2026-03-29T22:31:36Z")

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I have tried to record an extra dependency using \[\] ABC…DE notation as suggested here, but this fails with “Syntax errors, please try again.”. Related code in parse\_dependency() (parse.rs:594) is: let (i, mut type\_) = d…

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## [Manyana - Same/Same/Different?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/manyana-same-same-different/1335)

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**Author:** [@spectabilis](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/spectabilis)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/manyana-same-same-different/1335 "2026-03-23T09:32:46Z")

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Today I was introduced to CRDT based version control through a post to Manyana: A Coherent Vision For The Future Of Version Control | Lobsters about a “new” version control tool “Manyana”: From the comments of this I …

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## [Trying to register for nest.pijul, email could not be sent](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/trying-to-register-for-nest-pijul-email-could-not-be-sent/1332)

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**Author:** [@removewingman](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/removewingman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 9:54am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/trying-to-register-for-nest-pijul-email-could-not-be-sent/1332 "2026-03-15T09:54:59Z")

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I would like to try out pijul and migrate my setup repo from git to it. Since I want to save it somewhere remote, I tried to make an account here: https://nest.pijul.com But I used an E-Mail alias from addy.io, somethi…

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## [Outdated documentation and unmaintained Windows build?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/outdated-documentation-and-unmaintained-windows-build/1331)

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**Author:** [@Wallby](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/Wallby)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/outdated-documentation-and-unmaintained-windows-build/1331 "2026-02-18T13:18:28Z")

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To get pijul to compile on Windows at all I had to change in pijul/src/commands/mod.rs: #\[cfg(not(unix))\] - fn pager(\_repo\_config\_pager: Option\<&pijul\_config::Choice\>) -\> bool { + fn pager(\_config: &pijul\_config::Config…

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## [How to create an identity non-interactively? (1.0.0-beta.11)](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-create-an-identity-non-interactively-1-0-0-beta-11/1330)

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**Author:** [@DilumAluthge](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/DilumAluthge)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-create-an-identity-non-interactively-1-0-0-beta-11/1330 "2026-02-13T01:40:01Z")

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Thank you for this project! I’m using Pijul version 1.0.0-beta.11. I’d like to create an identity non-interactively. Here’s what I’m trying:\[1\] pijul identity new --no-link --no-prompt --display-name 'Test User' --email…

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## [Pijul reset to undelete file/directory](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-reset-to-undelete-file-directory/1225)

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**Author:** [@lite](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/lite)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-reset-to-undelete-file-directory/1225 "2026-01-26T15:20:45Z")

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To reset changes to a file, I can use pijul reset filename no problem. Except if I deleted a file and want to undelete it, pijul reset filename now reports the file does not exist (get a Rust “No such file or directory (…

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## [.pijul takes 6.5 gigabytes / how is it possible?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-takes-6-5-gigabytes-how-is-it-possible/1322)

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**Author:** [@vladimirleonidovich](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/vladimirleonidovich)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-takes-6-5-gigabytes-how-is-it-possible/1322 "2025-11-23T15:26:45Z")

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Hi. I decided to check how much memory .pijul directory takes up and was a little surprised. I admit that I might have accidentally recorded a large file, but the largest directory in my project is build/, which is 310 …

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## [Nest is not accesible](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/nest-is-not-accesible/1319)

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**Author:** [@zenkuro](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/zenkuro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/nest-is-not-accesible/1319 "2025-10-16T20:35:29Z")

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Hi, it looks like nest is not accessible over https or with pijul app itself

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## [How to correctly edit hunks when recording?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-correctly-edit-hunks-when-recording/1318)

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**Author:** [@tae](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/tae)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-correctly-edit-hunks-when-recording/1318 "2025-09-18T19:15:01Z")

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Giving the following when recording: 1. Replacement in ".ignore":4 4.32 "UTF-8" B:BD 3.5 -\> 2.0:2/2 up 3.5, new 1:20, down - l + dddaaaaaaaa + tttttl I can delete any of the added lines without changing the metadata …

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## [Generalized birthday bound attack on version identifiers](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/generalized-birthday-bound-attack-on-version-identifiers/1314)

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**Author:** [@burdges](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/burdges)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/generalized-birthday-bound-attack-on-version-identifiers/1314 "2025-08-20T15:54:33Z")

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I pointed out the generalized birthday bound attack on version identifiers back in 2022. It seems the pijul manual says you compute version identifiers by doing exponentiations. I’ve no idea if this changed since my c…

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## [Cannot push to Nest (August 2025)](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/cannot-push-to-nest-august-2025/1315)

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**Author:** [@SequentialDesign](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/SequentialDesign)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 8:18am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/cannot-push-to-nest-august-2025/1315 "2025-08-25T08:18:24Z")

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hello, i am trying to push to nest, but i have had no luck. i’m getting a Warning: Unable to automatically authenticate with server. Please make sure your SSH keys have been uploaded to the Nest. error. i don’t know wh…

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## [Pijul on macOS Fails with ssh/Nest – Seeking Nest Source Access and Contribution Opportunities](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-on-macos-fails-with-ssh-nest-seeking-nest-source-access-and-contribution-opportunities/1282)

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**Author:** [@don](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/don)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-on-macos-fails-with-ssh-nest-seeking-nest-source-access-and-contribution-opportunities/1282 "2025-04-21T19:12:50Z")

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I’m unable to get Pijul on Mac working with Nest, and it seems to be a recurring issue based on discussions I’ve seen on Discourse boards. I’m keen to contribute to resolving this, as I believe Pijul could serve as a dec…

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## [A very rough draft of a plain HTML pijul repo viewer](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/a-very-rough-draft-of-a-plain-html-pijul-repo-viewer/1256)

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**Author:** [@tucker-m](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/tucker-m)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/a-very-rough-draft-of-a-plain-html-pijul-repo-viewer/1256 "2025-04-14T03:39:13Z")

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I spent a couple hours yesterday putting together a plain HTML site for viewing a pijul repo, using eleventy (11ty.dev, a static site generator). The code is a mess and there are a ton of bugs, but it does show you a lis…

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## [Self host on internal network](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/self-host-on-internal-network/954)

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**Author:** [@notramo](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/notramo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/self-host-on-internal-network/954 "2025-03-20T16:29:35Z")

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I couldn’t find any documentation about self hosting a Pijul repo. I want to self host it on internal network, which is not open to the internet. Only code, no discussions, CI, or anything. Just a place to push/pull pa…

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## [Equivalent of Emacs' Magit?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/equivalent-of-emacs-magit/285)

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**Author:** [@maxsnew](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/maxsnew)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/equivalent-of-emacs-magit/285 "2025-03-16T12:34:18Z")

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These days when I use git I almost exclusively use Magit, which is an interactive mode in emacs, and find it to be much faster than the command line. I realize pijul is still fairly new but I wonder if anyone has made s…

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## [Plans for Tutorial](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/plans-for-tutorial/149)

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**Author:** [@felix91gr](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/felix91gr)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 7:31am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/plans-for-tutorial/149 "2025-03-08T07:31:43Z")

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Are there any plans of making a tutorial of Pijul? I think Pijul will be what replaces Git in the midterm future. I, for one, will be glad to leave git anything behind. I guess that after Pijul reaches 1.0, it should be…

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## [Where to donate to help fund development?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/where-to-donate-to-help-fund-development/1199)

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**Author:** [@zyansheep](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/zyansheep)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 6:59am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/where-to-donate-to-help-fund-development/1199 "2025-03-08T06:59:54Z")

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I want to pitch in just a little bit to fund the development of pijul because I think its a really good idea, but I don’t want it to be a reoccuring payment i.e. like the nest pro subscription, just a one-time one. Also…

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## [Comparision of commits](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/comparision-of-commits/1272)

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**Author:** [@19aklopf84](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/19aklopf84)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/comparision-of-commits/1272 "2025-02-28T16:07:21Z")

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can i compare two commits with pijul and show the changes with a comparision tool like beyond compare for example?

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## [Ssh to nest not working](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/ssh-to-nest-not-working/1267)

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**Author:** [@19aklopf84](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/19aklopf84)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 5:13am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/ssh-to-nest-not-working/1267 "2025-02-28T05:13:10Z")

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authentication works, but then it hangs

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## [Unable to push to the Nest](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/unable-to-push-to-the-nest/1214)

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**Author:** [@apraga](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/apraga)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/unable-to-push-to-the-nest/1214 "2025-02-06T16:48:01Z")

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Hi, I’ve uploaded my public SSH key to the nest (RSA) but pushing asks for a password. Using the SSH passphrase is not recognized for the first. Using the Nest password for the second does not work either. ❯ pijul push…

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## [Exploring Pijul for a Collaborative Project - Seeking Advice on Best Practices and Workflow](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/exploring-pijul-for-a-collaborative-project-seeking-advice-on-best-practices-and-workflow/1230)

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**Author:** [@gojeso5495](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/gojeso5495)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/exploring-pijul-for-a-collaborative-project-seeking-advice-on-best-practices-and-workflow/1230 "2025-01-16T14:52:26Z")

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Hey guys… :wave: I am relatively new to Pijul, but I have been hearing a lot of positive things about its approach to version control and how it handles patches. I come from a background in Git and Mercurial, but I’m in…

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## [Using libpijul from C?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/using-libpijul-from-c/1217)

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**Author:** [@SwusInABox](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/SwusInABox)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/using-libpijul-from-c/1217 "2024-12-29T12:23:50Z")

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Hey there, As a little side-project, I’m looking to implement a minimal GUI for pijul. As far as I can tell, pijul’s CLI client is nicely separated from pijul’s back-end, which is provided by libpijul. My question is, i…

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## [Panic when using command 'more'](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/panic-when-using-command-more/1235)

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**Author:** [@Ntropy](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/Ntropy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/panic-when-using-command-more/1235 "2024-10-29T19:40:06Z")

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Hi I just posted a new bug at github https://nest.pijul.com/pijul/pijul/discussions/959#e6312409-94d5-4273-ab28-fce1e26641f3

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## [Squashing, rebasing, and conflicts](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/squashing-rebasing-and-conflicts/1220)

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**Author:** [@patmaddox](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/patmaddox)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/squashing-rebasing-and-conflicts/1220 "2024-10-17T15:56:12Z")

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Hi there, I am brand new to Pijul as of the last 48 hours… I’ve read all the docs, a bunch of forum posts, watched some vids on YouTube, and have been experimenting. My big caveat: I’ve been using git pretty much daily …

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## [Set custom port for default\_remote](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/set-custom-port-for-default-remote/1224)

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**Author:** [@lite](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/lite)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/set-custom-port-for-default-remote/1224 "2024-10-11T23:28:30Z")

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I didn’t see anything in the documentation and was wondering how to do this. My ssh server uses port 333 instead of the default 22. I tried default\_remote = "zaius@example.com:333/home/zaius/code/nixos-configs" but this …

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## [How to find conflicts?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-find-conflicts/1212)

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**Author:** [@apraga](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/apraga)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-find-conflicts/1212 "2024-08-22T12:24:05Z")

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Hi, I’ve been looking at Pijul from afar. One point that isn’t clear for me is how to find files with conflicts. If I understand correctly, it add “\<\<\<” and “===” lines. A grep can do it but there was a PR for a status…

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## [Broken tests in pijul and sanakirja](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/broken-tests-in-pijul-and-sanakirja/1209)

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**Author:** [@xeubie](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/xeubie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/broken-tests-in-pijul-and-sanakirja/1209 "2024-06-30T19:54:18Z")

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I’m interested in diving into the codebase of pijul, but my first hurdle is that running cargo test on a fresh clone of the pijul repo I see a compile error in libpijul/src/tests/diff.rs, and when I fixed it myself, I ge…

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## [AST-level diffs and merges](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/ast-level-diffs-and-merges/187)

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**Author:** [@EvqQChOcJ47gKp](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/EvqQChOcJ47gKp)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/ast-level-diffs-and-merges/187 "2024-05-22T15:47:38Z")

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AST diff and merge algorithms allow to resolve conflicts which cannot be resolved by usual git. For example changes in the same row or moving blocks of code into other places or variables renames. It may be useful to sto…

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## [Idea: privacy-sensitive way to link commits to author in The Nest](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/idea-privacy-sensitive-way-to-link-commits-to-author-in-the-nest/435)

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**Author:** [@tae](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/tae)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/idea-privacy-sensitive-way-to-link-commits-to-author-in-the-nest/435 "2024-05-14T16:28:02Z")

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I’ve never liked the idea to tie an email address to my commits for privacy reasons, but of course I want to be linked somehow to my work. Would it be possible to rely on the key-pair used to sign commits instead? To avo…

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