[debbugs-tracker] bug#11067: closed (diff-no-select assumes diff-command understands -L option)

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has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #11067,
regarding diff-no-select assumes diff-command understands -L option
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> 24.0.94.1; diff-buffer-with-file
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> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:54:16 +0000 (UTC)
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> Alpine 2.02 (LFD 1266 2009-07-14)
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> I'm running Emacs 24.0.94.1 alpha,
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> http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/emacs-20120319-r107630-bin-i386.zip
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> and `diff-buffer-with-file' is not working like it did in Emacs 23.4.1
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> 1. Start emacs -Q
> 2. Set `diff-command' to "winmerge" and `diff-switches' to nil
> 3. Open a file, say c:/gnu/emacs/BUGS, make some changes without saving
> 4. M-x diff-buffer-with-file
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> Emacs 23.4.1 performs this task very nicely, but Emacs 24.0.94.1 alpha 
> provides the external program with args that cannot be compared:
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>   c:\gnu\emacs\-L
>   c:\gnu\emacs\BUGS
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> Examining the Emacs *Diff* buffer provides some insights. In Emacs 23.4.1 
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>   winmerge "c:/gnu/emacs/BUGS" "c:/Temp/buffer-content-3436L7C"
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> which looks sensible, but in Emacs 24.0.94.1 alpha it the *Diff* buffer 
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>   winmerge "-L" "c:/gnu/emacs/BUGS" "-L" "#<buffer BUGS>" 
> "c:/gnu/emacs/BUGS" "c:/Temp/buffer-content-2640boz"
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> which looks like 6 args instead of 2, including some "-L" options (even 
> after specifically disabling all diff switches) and "#<buffer BUGS>" 
> (probably of no use to an external program).
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> To me, it looks like version 24.0.94.1 of `diff-buffer-with-file' in 
> diff.el should try harder to mimic the behavior of version 23.4.1 in 
> files.el.
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> Many thanks,
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> Arni
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> Re: bug#11067: 24.0.94.1; diff-buffer-with-file
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> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 03:29:10 -0500
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> Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/)
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> Version: 24.4
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> Fixed.
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