GNU bug report logs - #79407
to-file option not working any more?

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Package: diffutils;

Reported by: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 08:45:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra <at> gmail.com>
To: Robert Webb <ro.webbdg <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 79407 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#79407: [bug-diffutils] bug#79407: bug#79407: to-file option not working any more?
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2025 12:18:38 +0530

Robert Webb wrote (Mon, Sep 08, 2025 at 09:06:11PM -0700):
> Mandar, I can confirm that the --to-file option as a directory results
> in only the first command-line file
> being diffed, with errors for the others.

Many thanks for confirming! Is there anything I can do to help fix this, or would it be absolutely straightforward for you to patch the correct handling from 3.6 (say) into 3.12?

Warm regards,
Mandar.
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