GNU bug report logs - #1742
23.0.60; ediff-skip-merge-regions-that-differ-from-default breaks simple ediffs

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: David Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>

Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:25:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: unreproducible

Done: John Wiegley <jwiegley <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Michael Kifer <kifer <at> cs.stonybrook.edu>
Cc: David Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>, 1742 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#1742: 23.0.60; ediff-skip-merge-regions-that-differ-from-default breaks simple ediffs
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:11:41 -0500

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Hi Michael, could you take a look at this bug report?  

If you have problems with the attachments, the bug can be viewed online
at http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=1742

Thanks.

>>> David Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com> wrote:

0. Extract the enclosed files to /tmp

1. Evaluate:

  (custom-set-variables
   '(ediff-skip-merge-regions-that-differ-from-default t)
  )
  (ediff "/tmp/x" "/tmp/y")
  
2. Hit the spacebar

Result: "You have killed a vital Ediff buffer---you must leave Ediff
now!"

This happens even with "emacs -q"


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