GNU bug report logs - #23724
25.0.94; ediff-patch-buffer doesn't handle -p3 `ediff-patch-options' option

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Live System User <nyc4bos <at> aol.com>

Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2016 03:39:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: moreinfo, unreproducible, wontfix

Found in version 25.0.94

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 23724 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Live System User <nyc4bos <at> aol.com>
Cc: 23724 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23724: 25.0.94;
 ediff-patch-buffer doesn't handle -p3 `ediff-patch-options' option
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 00:59:59 -0400

I was unable to reproduce this. One would expect the wrong -p option to
produce a "can't find file to patch" error, not "Only garbage was found
in the patch". In any case, I don't think you need to add -p# to ediff
options, I think it figures out internally what file to patch.
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