+2001-02-12 Michael Kifer <kifer@cs.sunysb.edu>
+
+ * ediff-diff.el (ediff-make-diff2-buffer): Removed bogus checks
+ for remote files.
+ (ediff-coding-system-for-read): replaced the no-conversion default
+ with raw-text.
+
+ * ediff-init.el: Removed :version from defcustom vars.
+
+ * ediff-util.el (ediff-compute-custom-diffs-maybe): Better
+ handling of the diff mode
+
+ * ediff.texi: Added ediff-coding-system-for-read.
+
+ * viper.texi: Typos
+
2001-02-11 Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
* shadowfile.el: Doc fixes.
:type 'string
:group 'ediff-diff)
+(defcustom ediff-coding-system-for-read 'raw-text
+ "*The coding system for read to use when running the diff program as a subprocess.
+In most cases, the default will do. However, under certain circumstances in
+Windows NT/98/95 you might need to use something like 'raw-text-dos here.
+So, if the output that your diff program sends to Emacs contains extra ^M's,
+you might need to experiment here, if the default or 'raw-text-dos doesn't
+work."
+ :type 'symbol
+ :group 'ediff-diff)
+
;; The following functions must precede all defcustom-defined variables.
;; The following functions needed for setting diff/diff3 options
;; Run the diff program on FILE1 and FILE2 and put the output in DIFF-BUFFER
;; Return the size of DIFF-BUFFER
+;; The return code isn't used in the program at present.
(defun ediff-make-diff2-buffer (diff-buffer file1 file2)
(let ((file1-size (ediff-file-size file1))
(file2-size (ediff-file-size file2)))
(sit-for 2)
;; 1 is an error exit code
1)
- ((< file1-size 0)
- (message "Can't diff remote files: %s"
- (ediff-abbreviate-file-name file1))
- (sit-for 2)
- ;; 1 is an error exit code
- 1)
- ((< file2-size 0)
- (message "Can't diff remote file: %s"
- (ediff-abbreviate-file-name file2))
- (sit-for 2)
- (message "")
- ;; 1 is an error exit code
- 1)
(t (message "Computing differences between %s and %s ..."
(file-name-nondirectory file1)
(file-name-nondirectory file2))
;; args.
(defun ediff-exec-process (program buffer synch options &rest files)
(let ((data (match-data))
- (coding-system-for-read 'no-conversion)
+ (coding-system-for-read ediff-coding-system-for-read)
args)
(setq args (append (split-string options) files))
(setq args (delete "" (delq nil args))) ; delete nil and "" from arguments
This hook can be used to save the previous window config, which can be restored
on ediff-quit or ediff-suspend."
:type 'hook
- :version "21.1"
:group 'ediff-hook)
(defcustom ediff-before-setup-windows-hook nil
"*Hooks to run before Ediff sets its window configuration.
(defcustom ediff-merge-filename-prefix "merge_"
"*Prefix to be attached to saved merge buffers."
:type 'string
- :version "21.1"
:group 'ediff-merge)
(defcustom ediff-no-emacs-help-in-control-buffer nil
(ediff-exec-process
ediff-custom-diff-program ediff-custom-diff-buffer 'synchronize
ediff-custom-diff-options file-A file-B)
- (condition-case nil
- ;; put the diff file in diff-mode, if it is available
- (prog
- (require 'diff-mode)
- (with-current-buffer ediff-custom-diff-buffer
- (diff-mode)))
- (error))
+ ;; put the diff file in diff-mode, if it is available
+ (if (fboundp 'diff-mode)
+ (with-current-buffer ediff-custom-diff-buffer
+ (diff-mode)))
(delete-file file-A)
(delete-file file-B)
))
+2001-02-12 Michael Kifer <kifer@cs.sunysb.edu>
+
+ * viper.texi: Fixed typos.
+
+ * ediff.texi: Added ediff-coding-system-for-read.
+
2001-02-11 ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu>
* gnus.texi (Pterodactyl Gnus): Added.
Ediff does not let you use the option @samp{-c}, as it doesn't recognize this
format yet.
+@item ediff-coding-system-for-read
+@itemx ediff-coding-system-for-read
+@vindex ediff-coding-system-for-read
+This variable specifies the coding system to use when reading the output
+that the programs @code{diff3} and @code{diff} send to Emacs. The default
+is @code{raw-text}, and this should work fine in Unix and in most
+cases under Windows NT/95/98/2000. There are @code{diff} programs
+for which the default option doesn't work under Windows. In such cases,
+@code{raw-text-dos} might work. If not, you will have to experiment with
+other coding systems or use GNU diff.
+
@item ediff-patch-program
The program to use to apply patches. Since there are certain
incompatibilities between the different versions of the patch program, the
Viper uses @key{ESC} as a switch between Insert and Vi states. Emacs uses
@key{ESC} for Meta. The Meta key is very important in Emacs since many
-finctions are accessible only via that key as @kbd{M-x function-name}.
+functions are accessible only via that key as @kbd{M-x function-name}.
Therefore, we need to simulate it somehow. In Viper's Vi, Insert, and
Replace states, the meta key is set to be @kbd{C-\}. Thus, to get
@kbd{M-x}, you should type @kbd{C-\ x} (if the keyboard has no Meta key).
To avoid confusing the beginner (at Viper level 1 and 2), Viper makes only the
standard Vi keys available in Insert state. The implication is that
-Emacs major modes cannot be used Insert state.
+Emacs major modes cannot be used in Insert state.
It is strongly recommended that as soon as you are comfortable, make the
Emacs state bindings visible (by changing your user level to 3 or higher).
@xref{Customization},
minakaji@@osaka.email.ne.jp (Mikio Nakajima),
Mark.Bordas@@East.Sun.COM (Mark Bordas),
meyering@@comco.com (Jim Meyering),
-mrb@@Eng.Sun.COM (Martin Buchholz),
+martin@@xemacs.org (Martin Buchholz),
mveiga@@dit.upm.es (Marcelino Veiga Tuimil),
paulk@@summit.esg.apertus.com (Paul Keusemann),
pfister@@cs.sunysb.edu (Hanspeter Pfister),