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24.0.50; `diff' command broken

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#7473: closed (Re: bug#7473: 24.0.50; `diff' command broken)
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 04:51:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#7473: 24.0.50; `diff' command broken

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 7473 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#7473: 24.0.50; `diff' command broken
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:45:42 -0500

>> 1) M-x diff <RET>
>> 
>> After that, the minibuffer shows the error message: `Symbol's value as
>> variable is void: newf'.

> http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=7277#13

Thanks, indeed, should be fixed now,


        Stefan


=== modified file 'lisp/ChangeLog'
--- lisp/ChangeLog	2010-11-24 16:39:51 +0000
+++ lisp/ChangeLog	2010-11-25 04:43:30 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-11-25  Stefan Monnier  <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+	* vc/diff.el (diff): Fix last change.
+
 2010-11-24  Stefan Monnier  <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
 
 	* emacs-lisp/pcase.el: Improve pcase-let.  Use "pcase--" prefix.

=== modified file 'lisp/vc/diff.el'
--- lisp/vc/diff.el	2010-11-22 19:22:03 +0000
+++ lisp/vc/diff.el	2010-11-25 04:28:25 +0000
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 interactively for diff switches.  Otherwise, the switches
 specified in `diff-switches' are passed to the diff command."
   (interactive
-   (let ((newf (buffer-file-name))
+   (let* ((newf (buffer-file-name))
          (oldf (file-newest-backup newf)))
      (setq newf (if (and newf (file-exists-p newf))
 		    (read-file-name

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From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.0.50; `diff' command broken
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:51:41 +0100

Hello,

0) Start emacs (emacs -Q)
1) M-x diff <RET>

After that, the minibuffer shows the error message: `Symbol's value as
variable is void: newf'.


In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.22.0)
 of 2010-11-24 on dani-P5PL2
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10900000
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: es_ES.utf8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default enable-multibyte-characters: t


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Dani Moncayo

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