GNU bug report logs - #54813
29.0.50; Diff file motion commands skip file mode changes

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From: Matthias Meulien <orontee <at> gmail.com>
To: 54813 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: bug#54813: 29.0.50; Diff file motion commands skip file mode changes
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2022 14:41:15 +0200

Matthias Meulien <orontee <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Analysis: Git diff shows file mode changes when the execution bit is
> affected by the change. There may be no file content change, thus no
> lines starting with --- or +++. In such case the regexp defined by
> `diff-file-header-re' doesn't match which explains the bug.

Note that `diff-goto-source' is based on "hunk headers" search and fails
to open the README file from the diff.  Not sure it should be considered
as a bug...

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