From: Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: can't execute ediff
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:42:45 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <fv6jh8$78t$1@ger.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <004901c8a97b$13dc85f0$c2b22382@us.oracle.com>
Drew Adams wrote:
>> I just started working with emacs 22.1 and tried to use ediff.
>> It didn't work. The result was as follows:
>> Reading file c:/emacs-22.1/bin/myfirstemacsfile ...
>> Reading file c:/emacs-22.1/bin/myfirstemacsfile~ ...
>> Computing differences between myfirstemacsfile and
>> myfirstemacsfile~ ...
>> apply: Searching for program: no such file or directory, diff
>
> You need a `diff' executable program in your path. Perhaps you just need to
> correct your path, so Emacs knows where to find it. You need either a Windows
> native `diff' program or a Cygwin `diff' program.
The Windows native diff can be had at
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/diffutils.htm
--
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA
prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-04-29 7:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-04-28 20:29 can't execute ediff IvanM
2008-04-28 21:59 ` Drew Adams
2008-04-29 1:01 ` IvanM
2008-04-29 7:42 ` Kevin Rodgers [this message]
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