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3.11 critical bug: diff -Naur a b does not show a unified diff when one of the file is empty

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Message #19 received at 76452-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Collin Funk <collin.funk1 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 76452-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Kate Deplaix <kit-ty-kate <at> outlook.com>
Subject: Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#76452: 3.11 critical bug: diff -Naur a b does
 not show a unified diff when one of the file is empty
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:11:22 -0700

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Thanks for the diagnosis and the patch. I installed the attached 
instead, so as to decouple this part of the code from the part that 
turns file types into strings.

[0001-diff-don-t-treat-empty-files-as-a-different-file-typ.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

[0001-maint-mention-bug-76452-in-NEWS.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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