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[PATCH] Ensure default-directory exists when generating diff

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
Subject: bug#69606: closed (Re: bug#69606: [PATCH] Ensure default-directory
 exists when generating diff)
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:50:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#69606: [PATCH] Ensure default-directory exists when generating diff

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 69606 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>, 69606-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#69606: [PATCH] Ensure default-directory exists when
 generating diff
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:17 +0100

Version: 31.1

Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com> writes:

>> The question is how we bring it to Emacs 30. Pushing to the emacs-30
>> branch (perhaps too late due to the release candidate). Or pushing to
>> master, and ask Srefan to add this to the to-be-merged-from-master-after-the-release-list.
>
> The latter is probably best at this point, thanks.

Pushed to master, closing the bug.

Best regards, Michael.

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From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] Ensure default-directory exists when generating diff
Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 09:27:48 +0000

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When I generate a diff in some directory that I would afterwards delete,
the diff buffer appears to remain in the now non-existent directory
(according to `default-directory'), even if I want to generate a diff
for some other file.  The issue now is that make-process complains that
it cannot set the CWD when starting "diff", and instead fails with a
slightly confusing error message:

  start-process: Setting current directory: No such file or directory, /some/directory/that/doesnt/exist/anymore

This would fix the issue, but I don't think the solution is ideal:

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Any other ideas?  Perhaps we should always set the default directory to
that 

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	Philip Kaludercic on peregrine

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