Re: diff mode weirdness

[Stefan Monnier]

> I wanted to look at a diff file, and it opened nicely in diff mode, with
> font-lock etc. Then I had some issues:

> - diff mode repeatedly asks me where the diff source is. In this case I
>   only had the diff, not the source. This was very annoying.

When does it do that?  Normally, it only does that if you request an
operation like "apply" or "jump to source".

> - after a while the diff buffer was automatically killed, to my
>   surprise.

> Do others experience the same problems? If so I can find out more
> information.

Never heard of this, no.


        Stefan