GNU bug report logs - #16744
24.3.50; REGRESSION: C-h v does not show doc for `ediff-highlight-all-diffs'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 19:33:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.3.50

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 16744 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Kifer <michael.kifer <at> stonybrook.edu>
Cc: drew.adams <at> oracle.com, 16744 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16744: 24.3.50;
 REGRESSION: C-h v does not show doc for `ediff-highlight-all-diffs'
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 11:22:32 +0200

> Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 02:53:31 -0500
> From: Michael Kifer <michael.kifer <at> stonybrook.edu>
> CC: "16744 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <16744 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
> 
> Strange. When I run it with .emacs, then
> 
> M-x describe-variable ediff-highlight-all-diffs
> 
> returns
> 
> Documentation:
> If nil, only the selected differences are highlighted.
> Otherwise, all difference regions are highlighted, but the selected 
> region is
> shown in brighter colors.
> 
> But if it is started with emacs -q then the documentation string is not 
> shown.

What is in your .emacs?

Anyway, can you explain why do we need _both_ defcustom and
ediff-defvar-local for the same variable?
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