Next diff against local git repo takes long time to load

[duyang76]

When I diff a set of files against local git repo, sometimes the next diff takes a long time to load. Within the same set of files, some diffs show up in a few seconds, others take 1-2 minutes.

I am using external tool (Beyond Compare). I tried to change the settings (1 or 2 files at a time), stage or commit the changes, but the problem still exist. Any hint on what could cause the issue?

[deadlydog]

Thanks for reporting this, and sorry for not responding sooner (it seems I missed the email notification). Does it happen with TFVC repos, or Git repos, or both? Also, is it very consistent? Like, you see the problem 50% of the time? Or you only notice it maybe 5% of the time?

I haven't noticed this myself. It may be related to Beyond Compare taking a while to load, but I can't say for sure. It could also be something like a virus scanner temporary blocking it. I'll keep an eye out for it, but any more info you could provide would be helpful.

[duyang76]

Sorry about the late reply. Hope you are doing well.

My setting: remote git repo (bitbucket) and local git repo (cloned from remote in VS), and VS is configured to use Beyond Compare. I have some staged changes and some unstaged.

I tried to diff "staged", but the diff took very long time to open. When it opened, I got the error "Unexpected Error Occurred: Attempted to divide by zero." in VS. Diff the files one by one (w/o using "Diff All Files") works fine.

Thanks for looking into it.

[duyang76]

Is there any log I can check to get more hint on what could cause the issue?

[deadlydog]

Not that I know of. That would be a good enhancement to make though; see if we can log to somewhere in Visual Studio (like the Output window perhaps?) and add some logging into the code to help troubleshoot issues like this easier.