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26.2; Open diff at current location (feature request with suggested code)

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: "Herring, Davis" <herring <at> lanl.gov>
Cc: "36526 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <36526 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#36526: Previous work on this subject
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 23:12:24 +0200

> [Please CC me; I'm subscribed to devel, not bugs.
> Also, hopefully DMARC doesn't mess anyone up here.]
>
> I wrote a version of this feature before; at the time, the list wasn't
> convinced of the motivation, but there seems to be some more interest
> since.  The patch still applies and works; I'd be glad to update it
> further for inclusion.
>
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-02/msg01066.html

Thanks, this is the most advanced implementation among several others.
I tried it, and it does everything needed, and the code is quite compact.
So I recommend to install this useful feature from the patches above.

PS: I noticed some minor issues that could be improved afterwards.

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