Subject: Re: bug#8710: 23.3.50; diff-refine-hunk deactivate active region
From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
To: Leo <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 14:04:25 -0300
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Version: 24.1

> 1. Make a diff-mode buffer (e.g. from vc-diff)
> 2. Activate a region
> 3. Press C-c C-b

> Active region deactivated.

Good point.  I've installed the patch below into the trunk, which should
fix it.

        Stefan

--- lisp/vc/smerge-mode.el	2011-05-12 07:07:06 +0000
+++ lisp/vc/smerge-mode.el	2011-05-23 17:01:29 +0000
@@ -991,6 +991,7 @@
 used to replace chars to try and eliminate some spurious differences."
   (let* ((buf (current-buffer))
          (pos (point))
+         deactivate-mark         ; The code does not modify any visible buffer.
          (file1 (make-temp-file "diff1"))
          (file2 (make-temp-file "diff2")))
     ;; Chop up regions into smaller elements and save into files.