From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Joakim Hove Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Diff on Emacs Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:46:41 +0100 Organization: University of Bergen Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <4yd6bzuz32.fsf@skjellgran.ii.uib.no> References: <3FB06535.5010302@yy.zz> <3FB07413.701@yy.zz> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1068537658 26524 80.91.224.253 (11 Nov 2003 08:00:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:00:58 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Nov 11 09:00:55 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AJTSJ-0000IS-00 for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 09:00:55 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AJUOf-00036O-UB for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 04:01:13 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!uninett.no!nntp.uib.no!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 27 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: skjellgran.ii.uib.no Original-X-Trace: toralf.uib.no 1068536801 52210 129.177.20.52 (11 Nov 2003 07:46:41 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@uib.no Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: 11 Nov 2003 07:46:41 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.1003 (Gnus v5.10.3) Emacs/21.2 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:/3/3YdLkouqNqbigzlSNAfzlY+Q= Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:118096 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:14035 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:14035 Jasen writes: > There are many diff*.el and ediff*.el files in ../lisp/ directory so > isn't diff a standard built-in function for emacs? Snipped from diff.el: ;; This package helps you explore differences between files, using the ;; UNIX command diff(1). The commands are `diff' and `diff-backup'. ;; You can specify options with `diff-switches'. So, altough diff.el is standard emacs, it is based on the external program diff, which is standard on Unix varieties, but obviously not on Win XP. HTH - Joakim -- /--------------------------------------------------------------------\ / Joakim Hove / hove@bccs.no / (55 5) 84076 | \ | Unifob AS, Avdeling for Beregningsvitenskap (BCCS) | Stabburveien 18 | | CMU | 5231 Paradis | \ Thormøhlensgt.55, 5020 Bergen. | 55 91 28 18 / \--------------------------------------------------------------------/