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diff-buffer-with-file fails on remote files

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: diff-buffer-with-file fails on remote files
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2015 11:10:09 -0400

Package: Emacs
Version: 25.0.50


If you visit a file via Tramp, then make some changes and do M-x
diff-buffer-with-file, you'll get an error in the diff buffer because
"diff" is executed locally with the Tramp file name.


        Stefan




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Message #8 received at 21320 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 21320 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21320: diff-buffer-with-file fails on remote files
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2015 20:36:49 +0200

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> If you visit a file via Tramp, then make some changes and do M-x
> diff-buffer-with-file, you'll get an error in the diff buffer because
> "diff" is executed locally with the Tramp file name.

I cannot reproduce it with "emacs -Q". The diff uses respective labels,
but that's it. It uses temporary local files. And the contents looks OK
to me, like this:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
diff -u --label /ssh\:ford\:/share/albinus/mail --label \#\<buffer\ mail\> /tmp/tramp.29783xKm /tmp/buffer-content-29783-Us
--- /ssh:ford:/share/albinus/mail
+++ #<buffer mail>
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
- From: Michael <at> RAINER.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me
+From: Michael <at> RAINER.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me
 To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
 Subject: 24.3.50; set-file-acl on MS Windows shall check ACL string format
 --text follows this line--

Diff finished.  Sat Aug 22 20:31:02 2015
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

>         Stefan

Best regards, Michael.

Message #11 received at 21320 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 21320 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21320: diff-buffer-with-file fails on remote files
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2015 19:40:02 +0200

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de> writes:

> Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>
>> If you visit a file via Tramp, then make some changes and do M-x
>> diff-buffer-with-file, you'll get an error in the diff buffer because
>> "diff" is executed locally with the Tramp file name.
>
> I cannot reproduce it with "emacs -Q". The diff uses respective labels,
> but that's it. It uses temporary local files. And the contents looks OK
> to me, like this:
>
> diff -u --label /ssh\:ford\:/share/albinus/mail --label \#\<buffer\ mail\> /tmp/tramp.29783xKm /tmp/buffer-content-29783-Us
> --- /ssh:ford:/share/albinus/mail
> +++ #<buffer mail>
> @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
> - From: Michael <at> RAINER.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me
> +From: Michael <at> RAINER.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me
>  To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
>  Subject: 24.3.50; set-file-acl on MS Windows shall check ACL string format
>  --text follows this line--
>
> Diff finished.  Sat Aug 22 20:31:02 2015

Ping.

Stefan, is this still a problem for you?

>>         Stefan

Best regards, Michael.

Message #16 received at 21320-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: 21320-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21320: diff-buffer-with-file fails on remote files
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2015 15:42:04 -0400

> Stefan, is this still a problem for you?

No, you can close it, thanks.  Not sure why it wasn't working when
I tested it, but I can confirm it works fine for me now.


        Stefan

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