From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Geof Sawaya Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#20129: 23.3; ediff can't ignore whitespace regarding tabs vs spaces Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:21:19 -0600 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b414162a0f369051181b587 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1426626072 21864 80.91.229.3 (17 Mar 2015 21:01:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 21:01:12 +0000 (UTC) To: 20129@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Mar 17 22:00:55 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YXybe-0004Vv-7Q for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2015 22:00:54 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:57035 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YXybd-0006kP-Go for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:00:53 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54982) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YXyav-000644-EN for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:00:11 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YXyaq-0004UZ-Bx for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:00:09 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:51824) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YXyaq-0004UD-8g for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:00:04 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YXyap-0001bt-Iz for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:00:03 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Geof Sawaya Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 21:00:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 20129 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.14266259516038 (code B ref -1); Tue, 17 Mar 2015 21:00:03 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 17 Mar 2015 20:59:11 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50392 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YXyZx-0001ZH-Hz for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:59:11 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:45321) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YXxzT-0000dG-CE for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:21:28 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YXxzR-0001fl-39 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:21:27 -0400 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:42434) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YXxzR-0001fg-0S for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:21:25 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47026) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YXxzO-0004wN-Px for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:21:24 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YXxzM-0001f5-Gm for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:21:22 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-ig0-x229.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4001:c05::229]:32782) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YXxzM-0001ex-9v for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:21:20 -0400 Original-Received: by ignm3 with SMTP id m3so60251852ign.0 for ; Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:21:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=rN0qxsgv35t4hoSqMfWO3mCBNeoW4Oe+ZRpYXnN1FB4=; b=zVvrxqDh0qBDR1mUNqPFq2puAASiHeO8OAWB5Rpeh6br+tO+ehcEvRaRcGHFm67fcl Y3GkH2FUfuoz43z6f3/83VI6rEwQPQzqkryMm2kSpQK8DyUr6xVJGQmkreohi7t+MGtF yVwRydCVWokKrlnCm3HHby5atADeyW6j+RLsYuDRrr0bprmgBsFmHE75FH8TgasfsA+I 4v1bEouAoZQRnhmvMxiENXka5sKAwd6YydzwZtlrpd2/RXKyX2cu8f0viW8034LAKwFw hsdBYfXjmlxhZkvAEAvyUvgSJPruMbfDYe/j02XVkXbGfVWvSDqKgcyAKjZ06ihtICke r/iQ== X-Received: by 10.50.112.98 with SMTP id ip2mr1023065igb.15.1426623679227; Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:21:19 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.50.245.4 with HTTP; Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:21:19 -0700 (PDT) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). 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X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:59:08 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x 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:100605 Archived-At: --047d7b414162a0f369051181b587 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 From: sawaya To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 23.3; ediff can't ignore whitespace regarding tabs vs spaces Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:20:58 -0600 Message-ID: <874mpjided.fsf@fractus.cs.utah.edu> --text follows this line-- I was working on a major merge (of two versions of a file) using ediff (the file that was giving me trouble was about 10k lines long). I was getting HUGE diference regions and also it was strange that I had varying regions between the files where I didn't discern any difference in the text. This was after enabling (with ##) the option to ignore differences in whitespace. After I reset the tabs in both files (by reindenting the entire files with emacs), things went much better and I was able to get through the merge process. I can provide you with copies of the files -- they do happen to be open source. Just let me know -- fredericflintstone@gmail.com In GNU Emacs 23.3.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.10) of 2013-05-16 on panlong, modified by Debian Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11600000 configured using `configure '--build' 'x86_64-linux-gnu' '--build' 'x86_64-linux-gnu' '--prefix=/usr' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/lib' '--localstatedir=/var/lib' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--with-pop=yes' '--enable-locallisppath=/etc/emacs23:/etc/emacs:/usr/local/share/emacs/23.3/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/23.3/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/23.3/leim' '--with-crt-dir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu' '--with-x=yes' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' '--with-toolkit-scroll-bars' 'build_alias=x86_64-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-DDEBIAN -g -O2' 'LDFLAGS=-g' 'CPPFLAGS=-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2'' 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.UTF-8 value of $XMODIFIERS: nil locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix default enable-multibyte-characters: t Major mode: Fundamental Minor modes in effect: 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 blink-cursor-mode: t auto-encryption-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t line-number-mode: t transient-mark-mode: t Recent input: M-x e m a c s SPC - r e r e r e p o r t Recent messages: Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50dictionaries-common.el (source)...done Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50erlang-mode.el (source)...done Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50ocaml-mode.el (source)...done Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50psvn.el (source)...done Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50scala-mode-el.el (source)... Loading scala-mode-auto...done Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50scala-mode-el.el (source)...done Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/51tuareg-mode.el (source)...done For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a. Making completion list... 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Subject: 23.3;= ediff can't ignore whitespace regarding tabs vs spaces
Date:= Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:20:58 -0600




In GNU Emacs 23.3.1 (x8= 6_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.10)
=C2=A0of 2013-05-16 on p= anlong, modified by Debian
Windowing system distributor `The X.Or= g Foundation', version 11.0.11600000
configured using `config= ure =C2=A0'--build' 'x86_64-linux-gnu' '--build' &#= 39;x86_64-linux-gnu' '--prefix=3D/usr' '--sharedstatedir=3D= /var/lib' '--libexecdir=3D/usr/lib' '--localstatedir=3D/var= /lib' '--infodir=3D/usr/share/info' '--mandir=3D/usr/share/= man' '--with-pop=3Dyes' '--enable-locallisppath=3D/etc/emac= s23:/etc/emacs:/usr/local/share/emacs/23.3/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs= /site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/23.3/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/= share/emacs/23.3/leim' '--with-crt-dir=3D/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu&= #39; '--with-x=3Dyes' '--with-x-toolkit=3Dgtk' '--with-= toolkit-scroll-bars' 'build_alias=3Dx86_64-linux-gnu' 'CFLA= GS=3D-DDEBIAN -g -O2' 'LDFLAGS=3D-g' 'CPPFLAGS=3D-D_FORTIFY= _SOURCE=3D2''

Important settings:
=C2=A0 value of $LC_ALL: nil
=C2=A0 value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
=C2=A0 value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
=C2=A0 value of $LC_MESSA= GES: nil
=C2=A0 value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
=C2=A0 value= of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
=C2=A0 value of $LC_TIME: nil
=C2= =A0 value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
=C2=A0 value of $XMODIFIERS: nil<= /div>
=C2=A0 locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
=C2=A0 default = enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Fundame= ntal

Minor modes in effect:
=C2=A0 toolt= ip-mode: t
=C2=A0 mouse-wheel-mode: t
=C2=A0 tool-bar-m= ode: t
=C2=A0 menu-bar-mode: t
=C2=A0 file-name-shadow-= mode: t
=C2=A0 global-font-lock-mode: t
=C2=A0 blink-cu= rsor-mode: t
=C2=A0 auto-encryption-mode: t
=C2=A0 auto= -compression-mode: t
=C2=A0 line-number-mode: t
=C2=A0 = transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
<= ;help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement> <mouse-moveme= nt>=C2=A0
<mouse-1> M-x e m a c s SPC - r e <tab> = <backspace>=C2=A0
<backspace> <backspace> <t= ab> r e <tab> <backspace>=C2=A0
<backspace> = <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace>=C2= =A0
<backspace> <backspace> r e p o r t <tab> &= lt;return>

Recent messages:
Loading /= etc/emacs/site-start.d/50dictionaries-common.el (source)...done
L= oading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50erlang-mode.el (source)...done
L= oading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50ocaml-mode.el (source)...done
Lo= ading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50psvn.el (source)...done
Loading /= etc/emacs/site-start.d/50scala-mode-el.el (source)...
Loading sca= la-mode-auto...done
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50scala-mode-= el.el (source)...done
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/51tuareg-mo= de.el (source)...done
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU= system, type C-h C-a.
Making completion list...

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/usr/share/emacs/23.3/site-lisp/auctex/toolbar-x hides = /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/toolbar-x
/usr/share/emacs/23.3= /site-lisp/auctex/context-nl hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/contex= t-nl
/usr/share/emacs/23.3/site-lisp/auctex/tex-fold hides /usr/s= hare/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/tex-fold
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/usr/share/emacs/23.3/site-lisp/auctex/= tex-font hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/tex-font
/usr/sh= are/emacs/23.3/site-lisp/auctex/tex-fptex hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/= auctex/tex-fptex
/usr/share/emacs/23.3/site-lisp/auctex/tex-bar h= ides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/tex-bar
/usr/share/emacs/2= 3.3/site-lisp/auctex/latex hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/latex
/usr/share/emacs/23.3/site-lisp/auctex/context-en hides /usr/share/= emacs/site-lisp/auctex/context-en
/usr/share/emacs/23.3/site-lisp= /debian-startup hides /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/debian-startup
/= usr/share/emacs/23.3/site-lisp/cmake-data/cmake-mode hides /usr/share/emacs= /site-lisp/cmake-mode
/usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/dictionaries-c= ommon/ispell hides /usr/share/emacs/23.3/lisp/textmodes/ispell
/u= sr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/dictionaries-common/flyspell hides /usr/share/em= acs/23.3/lisp/textmodes/flyspell

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(shadow sort mail-extr message sendmail regexp-opt ecomplete rfc822 mml<= /div>
mml-sec password-cache mm-decode mm-bodies mm-encode mailcap mail= -parse
rfc2231 rfc2047 rfc2045 qp ietf-drums mailabbrev nnheader = gnus-util
netrc time-date mm-util mail-prsvr gmm-utils wid-edit m= ailheader canlock
sha1 hex-util hashcash mail-utils emacsbug help= -mode easymenu view
warnings scala-mode-auto erlang-start preview= -latex tex-site auto-loads
tooltip ediff-hook vc-hooks lisp-float= -type mwheel x-win x-dnd
font-setting tool-bar dnd fontset image = fringe lisp-mode register page
menu-bar rfn-eshadow timer select = scroll-bar mldrag mouse jit-lock
font-lock syntax facemenu font-c= ore frame cham georgian utf-8-lang
misc-lang vietnamese tibetan t= hai tai-viet lao korean japanese hebrew
greek romanian slovak cze= ch european ethiopic indian cyrillic chinese
case-table epa-hook = jka-cmpr-hook help simple abbrev loaddefs button
minibuffer faces= cus-face files text-properties overlay md5 base64
format env cod= e-pages mule custom widget hashtable-print-readable
backquote mak= e-network-process dbusbind system-font-setting
font-render-settin= g gtk x-toolkit x multi-tty emacs)

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