bug#11975: 23.4; ediff-revision mix up Repository with Working revision (CVS)

bug#11975: 23.4; ediff-revision mix up Repository with Working revision (CVS)

[Christian Brolin]

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Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug.  If you can, give
a recipe starting from `emacs -Q':

When comparing local modifications with ediff-revision and the CVS Working
revison is older than the Repository revision, ediff-revision (with
default arguments) compares the current buffer with the Repository
revison but names that buffer with the Working revision.

In my case I checked out DynamicPage r1.27 and modified it
locally. Another one check in changes to the same file so now the
Repository revision is 1.28:

> cvs stat DynamicPage.cc
===================================================================
File: DynamicPage.cc    Status: Needs Merge

   Working revision:    1.27    Wed Jun 27 06:32:36 2012
   Repository revision: 1.28    [...]/DynamicPage.cc,v
   Sticky Tag:          (none)
   Sticky Date:         (none)
   Sticky Options:      (none)

The reference buffer is called DynamicPage.cc.~1.27~ but its contents
are exactly what are in r1.28! It is confusing. I want ediff-revision to
show only my local changes by default.


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In GNU Emacs 23.4.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.18.9)
 of 2012-05-21 on arawa
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.70101000
configured using `configure  '--with-gif=no' '--with-tiff=no''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en_US
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: iso-latin-1-unix
  default enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: C++/l

Minor modes in effect:
  global-ede-mode: t
  ede-minor-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t
  abbrev-mode: t

Recent input:
<switch-frame> <help-echo> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
<help-echo> <switch-frame> <f11> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
<f11> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> <f11> <switch-frame> 
<switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> <f11> <switch-frame> 
<switch-frame> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> 
<switch-frame> <f11> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
<switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
<f11> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
<switch-frame> <help-echo> <down-mouse-4> <mouse-4> 
<double-down-mouse-4> <double-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> 
<triple-mouse-4> <down-mouse-4> <mouse-4> <double-down-mouse-4> 
<double-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4> 
<triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4> <down-mouse-4> 
<mouse-4> <double-down-mouse-4> <double-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> 
<triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4> 
<triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4> <down-mouse-5> 
<mouse-5> <double-down-mouse-5> <double-mouse-5> <triple-down-mouse-5> 
<triple-mouse-5> <triple-down-mouse-5> <triple-mouse-5> 
<triple-down-mouse-5> <triple-mouse-5> <down-mouse-4> 
<mouse-4> <double-down-mouse-4> <double-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> 
<triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4> 
<down-mouse-5> <mouse-5> <double-down-mouse-5> <double-mouse-5> 
<triple-down-mouse-5> <triple-mouse-5> <triple-down-mouse-5> 
<triple-mouse-5> <triple-down-mouse-5> <triple-mouse-5> 
<triple-down-mouse-5> <triple-mouse-5> <help-echo> 
<switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> 
<switch-frame> <f11> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
<switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> 
<switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> p <switch-frame> 
<switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> <f11> 
<switch-frame> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
<switch-frame> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> 
<down-mouse-4> <mouse-4> <double-down-mouse-4> <double-mouse-4> 
<triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> 
<triple-mouse-4> <down-mouse-4> <mouse-4> <switch-frame> 
<switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
<f11> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> <f11> <switch-frame> 
<switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
<f11> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
<S-f11> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
<switch-frame> <S-f11> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
<switch-frame> <S-f11> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
<switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> 
<switch-frame> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> n <switch-frame> 
<switch-frame> <switch-frame> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement> 
<mouse-1> M-x <up> <return> C-g <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> M-x r e p o <tab> r <tab> <tab> <return>

Recent messages:
Computing differences between DynamicPage.cc.~1.27~ and DynamicPage.cc ...
Buffer A: Processing difference region 0 of 5
Buffer B: Processing difference region 0 of 5
Processing difference regions ... done
Region 1 in buffer A is empty [2 times]
Refining difference region 2 ...
Refining difference region 3 ...
Region 4 in buffer A is empty [2 times]
Quit
Making completion list...

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bug#11975: 23.4; ediff-revision mix up Repository with Working revision (CVS)

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

(I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately got no response at
the time.)

Christian Brolin <brolin@jeppesensystems.com> writes:

> When comparing local modifications with ediff-revision and the CVS Working
> revison is older than the Repository revision, ediff-revision (with
> default arguments) compares the current buffer with the Repository
> revison but names that buffer with the Working revision.
>
> In my case I checked out DynamicPage r1.27 and modified it
> locally. Another one check in changes to the same file so now the
> Repository revision is 1.28:
>
>> cvs stat DynamicPage.cc
> ===================================================================
> File: DynamicPage.cc    Status: Needs Merge
>
>    Working revision:    1.27    Wed Jun 27 06:32:36 2012
>    Repository revision: 1.28    [...]/DynamicPage.cc,v
>    Sticky Tag:          (none)
>    Sticky Date:         (none)
>    Sticky Options:      (none)

Are you still seeing this problem in more recent versions of Emacs?  I
guess it's unlikely that you're still using cvs, though.  :-/

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bug#11975: 23.4; ediff-revision mix up Repository with Working revision (CVS)

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Are you still seeing this problem in more recent versions of Emacs?  I
> guess it's unlikely that you're still using cvs, though.  :-/

This was months ago, and there was no response, so it seems unlikely
that there'll be further progress here, and I'm closing this bug report.
If further progress can be made, please respond to the debbugs address
and we'll reopen.

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