GNU bug report logs - #8710
23.3.50; diff-refine-hunk deactivate active region

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 13:08:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 23.3.50

Fixed in version 24.1

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
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Subject: bug#8710: closed (23.3.50; diff-refine-hunk deactivate active region)
Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 17:05:02 +0000
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From: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.3.50; diff-refine-hunk deactivate active region
Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 21:06:43 +0800
1. Make a diff-mode buffer (e.g. from vc-diff)
2. Activate a region
3. Press C-c C-b

Active region deactivated.

This, for example, disallows user to set-mark at the beginning of a hunk
and then M-n to select it.


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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 8710-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8710: 23.3.50; diff-refine-hunk deactivate active region
Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 14:04:25 -0300
Version: 24.1

> 1. Make a diff-mode buffer (e.g. from vc-diff)
> 2. Activate a region
> 3. Press C-c C-b

> Active region deactivated.

Good point.  I've installed the patch below into the trunk, which should
fix it.


        Stefan


--- lisp/vc/smerge-mode.el	2011-05-12 07:07:06 +0000
+++ lisp/vc/smerge-mode.el	2011-05-23 17:01:29 +0000
@@ -991,6 +991,7 @@
 used to replace chars to try and eliminate some spurious differences."
   (let* ((buf (current-buffer))
          (pos (point))
+         deactivate-mark         ; The code does not modify any visible buffer.
          (file1 (make-temp-file "diff1"))
          (file2 (make-temp-file "diff2")))
     ;; Chop up regions into smaller elements and save into files.



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