GNU bug report logs - #54034
29.0.50; Diff prettify broken for empty files

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Matthias Meulien <orontee <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:49:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.50

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Message #68 received at 54034 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>
To: Matthias Meulien <orontee <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 54034 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: Re: bug#54034: 29.0.50; Diff prettify broken for empty files
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 22:40:52 +0300

Matthias Meulien [2022-06-29 20:22 +0200] wrote:

> Then it would be possible to introduce a new value for diff-buffer-type,
> dedicated to diff-buffers output, and provide a nice prettification
> dedicated to that case 🤔 Would a single line like "Differences between buffer
> *Help* and *scratch*" be a good idea?

Note that the problem is not specific to 'diff-buffers', but applies
more generally to non-Git clients of 'diff', including file-backed ones
like 'M-x diff' and Dired's '=' binding, 'dired-diff'.

Thanks,

-- 
Basil
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