From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: diff mode weirdness Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:11:09 -0400 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1221239495 24420 80.91.229.12 (12 Sep 2008 17:11:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:11:35 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs Development To: joakim@verona.se Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Sep 12 19:12:30 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KeCBz-0007ds-Ll for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:12:24 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47762 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KeCAx-0004z1-UP for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:11:20 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KeCAt-0004yt-WB for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:11:16 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KeCAs-0004xX-L7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:11:15 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=45138 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KeCAs-0004xS-EK for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:11:14 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.pppoe.ca ([206.248.154.182]:36268 helo=ironport2-out.teksavvy.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KeCAs-0001hI-90 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:11:14 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AuUEAIQ/ykhFxIqP/2dsb2JhbACBY7YsgWKBBg X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.32,390,1217822400"; d="scan'208";a="26732282" Original-Received: from 69-196-138-143.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([69.196.138.143]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 12 Sep 2008 13:11:09 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 3C03D8136; Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:11:09 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (joakim@verona.se's message of "Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:46:48 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:103852 Archived-At: >>> I wanted to look at a diff file, and it opened nicely in diff mode, with >>> font-lock etc. Then I had some issues: >> >>> - diff mode repeatedly asks me where the diff source is. In this case I >>> only had the diff, not the source. This was very annoying. >> >> When does it do that? Normally, it only does that if you request an >> operation like "apply" or "jump to source". > It happens for me whenever the cursor is on a "diff" line, the first > line of a unified diff file for instance. Can you provide a recipe starting from "emacs -Q". It really sounds odd. Stefan