GNU bug report logs - #65049
29.1; vc-do-command fails in windows emacs 29.1

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From: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: juri <at> linkov.net, habamax <at> gmail.com, 65049 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#65049: Minor update to the repro steps
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:35:21 +0300

On 25/08/2023 00:06, Dmitry Gutov wrote:
> 
>> But before I do, could you
>> please try the recipe here:
>>
>> https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=65049#68
>>
>> but with the following change in step 4:
>>
>>    4. C-x RET f utf-8-dos RET
>>
>> That is, try the recipe on a Posix host with a file whose EOL format
>> is CRLF.  If that works without any changes in the current VC code, I
>> will be happy to make the first hunk Windows-specific.
> 
> That works with the current emacs-29. Also tried with the patch applied 
> -- still works.

But here's a modification of the scenario that fails (again: both with 
and without the patch): replace step 9 with

  9. C-x v =

The non-root diff looks a little different to begin with: it doesn't 
show those ^M chars at the end of lines (whereas the result of 
vc-root-diff shows them). That is likely the reason: buffer set up in a 
different way.

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