An example repository for testing purposes to demonstrate the interaction of git with DBPF files.
First, clone the repository to your computer. The remaining steps are optional, but highly recommended.
Get the zip file DBPFDiff.zip and extract it to any (permanent) location. Make sure to keep the lib folder next to the jar file.
Next, open the file nam-example/.git/config of your local repository in a text editor and add the following lines
[diff "dbpf"]
textconv = java -jar C:/your/path/to/DBPFDiff.jar
cachetextconv = true
binary = true
[merge "dbpf"]
name = dbpf merge driver
driver = java -jar C:/your/path/to/DBPFDiff.jar %A %O %B
where you have to replace both occurences of C:/your/path/to/DBPFDiff.jar by the actual location of the jar file. This will enable the binary-to-text conversion of DBPF files, which allows to display meaningful diffs between commits, as well as a custom merge driver that allows automatic merging of DBPF files. (The merge functionality is still very limited--expect it to fail, if a file contains multiple instances of the same TGI or if subfiles of the same TGI get edited in both files to merge.)