From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6512: 23.2; ediff-diff-options being ignored Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:22:29 +0200 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1316989418 15771 80.91.229.12 (25 Sep 2011 22:23:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:23:38 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 6512@debbugs.gnu.org, Uday S Reddy To: Leo Shidai Liu Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Sep 26 00:23:30 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R7x6e-0005ab-QX for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:23:28 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:45566 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R7x6e-0002Lp-1u for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:23:28 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:34137) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R7x6b-0002Lc-Jm for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:23:26 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R7x6Z-0000bn-Jv for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:23:25 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:43478) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R7x6Z-0000bj-H7 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:23:23 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R7x7D-0001jc-3w for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:24:03 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:24:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6512 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 6512-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6512.13169894096617 (code B ref 6512); Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:24:03 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6512) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 Sep 2011 22:23:29 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R7x6f-0001ic-4W for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:23:29 -0400 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R7x6d-0001iN-4F for 6512@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:23:27 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.215.51.58.getinternet.no ([84.215.51.58] helo=stories.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1R7x5s-0005cv-A8; Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:22:40 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Leo Shidai Liu's message of "Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:21:39 +0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110018 (No Gnus v0.18) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Now-Playing: David Byrne's _The Knee Plays_: "The Sound Of Business" X-MailScanner-ID: 1R7x5s-0005cv-A8 MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1317594161.10574@QcCFLTltm+ImS7Ukf3gbCg X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:24:03 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:51843 Archived-At: Leo Shidai Liu writes: > From the definition of ediff-diff-options, ediff-set-diff-options is > required for the changed value to be in effect. Right. I think that sounds like a misfeature, and should be fixed. I don't really see the point of computing `ediff-actual-diff-options' and `ediff-actual-diff3-options' in that roundabout fashion. I think those variables should be removed and `ediff-diff-options' (etc) should be used directly. Probably not for Emacs 24, though. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/