From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Jan 03 08:05:36 2010 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Jan 2010 13:05:36 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NRQ9H-0006Um-Vd for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:05:36 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NRCno-000089-5L for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:50:32 -0500 Received: from mx10.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]:35415) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NRCnk-0004fj-4M for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:50:28 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NRCng-0000jT-3M for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:50:28 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on monty-python X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, UNPARSEABLE_RELAY autolearn=unavailable version=3.1.0 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:36391) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NRCnf-0000jO-TY for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:50:23 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NRCnf-0003M7-R1 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:50:23 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NRCnb-0003KD-EB for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:50:23 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=60932 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NRCnb-0003KA-8X for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:50:19 -0500 Received: from [140.186.70.10] (port=46700 helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NRCnQ-0000ak-Jv for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:50:08 -0500 Received: from mx10.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]:35389) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NRCn6-0004f3-Ez for bug-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:49:48 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NRCn5-0000aK-Kp for bug-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:49:48 -0500 Received: from b0.f7.net ([66.148.120.132]:45575 helo=f7.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NRCn5-0000a1-5o for bug-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:49:47 -0500 X-Envelope-From: karl@freefriends.org X-Envelope-To: Received: from f7.net (sls-af11p1 [127.0.0.1]) by f7.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o02MnhQD010097 for ; Sat, 2 Jan 2010 17:49:46 -0500 Received: (from karl@localhost) by f7.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/submit) id o02Mnhx5010096; Sat, 2 Jan 2010 22:49:43 GMT Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 22:49:43 GMT Message-Id: <201001022249.o02Mnhx5010096@f7.net> X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: karl set sender to karl@freefriends.org using -f From: karl@freefriends.org (Karl Berry) To: bug-emacs@gnu.org Subject: vc-rcs rcsdiff -u1 -> -u -1 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:05:33 -0500 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) In Emacs 23.1, doing vc-diff on an RCS file results in an error with GNU diff 2.8.1 (or later): /usr/bin/diff: `-1' option is obsolete; use `-U 1' .. The *Messages* buffer reports: vc-do-command: Running rcsdiff -q -p -u1 maintainers...FAILED (status 2) I could not quickly tell where the invocation was in vc-rcs.el, but afaik replacing -u1 with -u 1 (or -U 1) is the solution. (The workaround for users is to set _POSIX2_VERSION=0 in the environment.) karl From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Jan 03 12:59:21 2010 Received: (at 5296) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Jan 2010 17:59:21 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NRUjZ-0000M0-GT for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:59:21 -0500 Received: from colin-baker-v0.ics.uci.edu ([128.195.1.153]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NRUjW-0000Lv-K5 for 5296@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:59:19 -0500 Received: from godzilla.ics.uci.edu (godzilla.ics.uci.edu [128.195.10.101]) by colin-baker-v0.ics.uci.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o03HwuSA015962 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 3 Jan 2010 09:58:56 -0800 Received: (from dann@localhost) by godzilla.ics.uci.edu (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.6/Submit) id o03Hwujs025141; Sun, 3 Jan 2010 09:58:56 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 09:58:56 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <201001031758.o03Hwujs025141@godzilla.ics.uci.edu> From: Dan Nicolaescu To: karl@freefriends.org (Karl Berry) Subject: Re: bug#5296: vc-rcs rcsdiff -u1 -> -u -1 References: <201001022249.o02Mnhx5010096@f7.net> X-Debbugs-No-Ack: yes In-Reply-To: <201001022249.o02Mnhx5010096@f7.net> (Karl Berry's message of "Sat, 2 Jan 2010 22:49:43 GMT") Lines: 23 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-ICS-MailScanner-Information: Please send mail to helpdesk@ics.uci.edu or more information X-ICS-MailScanner-ID: o03HwuSA015962 X-ICS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ICS-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-1.44, required 5, autolearn=disabled, ALL_TRUSTED -1.44) X-ICS-MailScanner-From: dann@godzilla.ics.uci.edu X-Spam-Status: No X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 5296 Cc: 5296@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) karl@freefriends.org (Karl Berry) writes: > In Emacs 23.1, doing vc-diff on an RCS file results in an error with > GNU diff 2.8.1 (or later): > > /usr/bin/diff: `-1' option is obsolete; use `-U 1' > .. > > The *Messages* buffer reports: > vc-do-command: Running rcsdiff -q -p -u1 maintainers...FAILED (status 2) > > I could not quickly tell where the invocation was in vc-rcs.el, but > afaik replacing -u1 with -u 1 (or -U 1) is the solution. (The workaround for > users is to set _POSIX2_VERSION=0 in the environment.) Do you set `diff-switches' to "-u1" ? This call: (vc-switches 'RCS 'diff) in `vc-rcs-diff' uses `diff-switches', and passes the result to "rcsdiff". Not sure what to do here. We already have a bug: #4422: diff-switches is a bad idea From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Jan 03 17:31:44 2010 Received: (at 5296) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Jan 2010 22:31:44 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NRYz9-0002Yj-SN for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:31:43 -0500 Received: from b0.f7.net ([66.148.120.132] helo=f7.net) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NRYz8-0002Ye-12 for 5296@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:31:42 -0500 X-Envelope-From: karl@freefriends.org Received: from f7.net (sls-af11p1 [127.0.0.1]) by f7.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o03MVYlI002269; Sun, 3 Jan 2010 17:31:37 -0500 Received: (from karl@localhost) by f7.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/submit) id o03MVYeY002268; Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:31:34 GMT Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:31:34 GMT Message-Id: <201001032231.o03MVYeY002268@f7.net> X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: karl set sender to karl@freefriends.org using -f From: karl@freefriends.org (Karl Berry) To: dann@ics.uci.edu Subject: Re: bug#5296: vc-rcs rcsdiff -u1 -> -u -1 In-Reply-To: <201001031758.o03Hwujs025141@godzilla.ics.uci.edu> X-Spam-Score: -4.6 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 5296 Cc: 5296@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -3.9 (---) Do you set `diff-switches' to "-u1" ? You're completely right (I did that umpteen years ago). Sorry for wasting everyone's time. #4422: diff-switches is a bad idea Despite my own bug, I don't agree it's a bad idea. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Jan 03 22:55:54 2010 Received: (at 5296-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 4 Jan 2010 03:55:54 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NRe2s-0004vF-BC for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:55:54 -0500 Received: from paul-mcgann-v0.ics.uci.edu ([128.195.1.147]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NRe2q-0004vA-Rj for 5296-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:55:53 -0500 Received: from godzilla.ics.uci.edu (godzilla.ics.uci.edu [128.195.10.101]) by paul-mcgann-v0.ics.uci.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o043th57011322 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 3 Jan 2010 19:55:43 -0800 Received: (from dann@localhost) by godzilla.ics.uci.edu (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.6/Submit) id o043tgnf016355; Sun, 3 Jan 2010 19:55:42 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 19:55:42 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <201001040355.o043tgnf016355@godzilla.ics.uci.edu> From: Dan Nicolaescu To: karl@freefriends.org (Karl Berry) Subject: Re: bug#5296: vc-rcs rcsdiff -u1 -> -u -1 References: <201001031758.o03Hwujs025141@godzilla.ics.uci.edu> <201001032231.o03MVYeY002268@f7.net> X-Debbugs-No-Ack: yes In-Reply-To: <201001032231.o03MVYeY002268@f7.net> (Karl Berry's message of "Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:31:34 GMT") Lines: 7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-ICS-MailScanner-Information: Please send mail to helpdesk@ics.uci.edu or more information X-ICS-MailScanner-ID: o043th57011322 X-ICS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ICS-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-1.44, required 5, autolearn=disabled, ALL_TRUSTED -1.44) X-ICS-MailScanner-From: dann@godzilla.ics.uci.edu X-Spam-Status: No X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 5296-done Cc: 5296-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) karl@freefriends.org (Karl Berry) writes: > Do you set `diff-switches' to "-u1" ? > > You're completely right (I did that umpteen years ago). 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