Re: diff mode weirdness

[Stefan Monnier]

> copy between the snips and save as /tmp/test.diff

> Then open the file...

> The modeline will continuously prompt for:
> Use file Version: /tmp/test

Does the patch below fix the problem for you?


        Stefan


--- diff-mode.el.~1.150.~       2008-08-13 17:49:14.000000000 -0400
+++ diff-mode.el        2008-09-12 21:52:53.000000000 -0400
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@
          (fs (diff-hunk-file-names current-prefix-arg)))
      (unless fs (error "No file name to look for"))
      (list old (read-file-name (format "File for %s: " (car fs))
-                              nil (diff-find-file-name old) t))))
+                              nil (diff-find-file-name old 'noprompt) t))))
   (let ((fs (diff-hunk-file-names old)))
     (unless fs (error "No file name to look for"))
     (push (cons fs name) diff-remembered-files-alist)))
@@ -756,11 +756,10 @@
               (list (if old (match-string 2) (match-string 4))
                     (if old (match-string 4) (match-string 2)))))))))
 
-(defun diff-find-file-name (&optional old batch prefix)
+(defun diff-find-file-name (&optional old noprompt prefix)
   "Return the file corresponding to the current patch.
 Non-nil OLD means that we want the old file.
-Non-nil BATCH means to prefer returning an incorrect answer than to prompt
-the user.
+Non-nil NOPROMPT means to prefer returning nil than to prompt the user.
 PREFIX is only used internally: don't use it."
   (unless (equal diff-remembered-defdir default-directory)
     ;; Flush diff-remembered-files-alist if the default-directory is changed.
@@ -801,16 +800,15 @@
            (boundp 'cvs-pcl-cvs-dirchange-re)
            (save-excursion
              (re-search-backward cvs-pcl-cvs-dirchange-re nil t))
-           (diff-find-file-name old batch (match-string 1)))
-       ;; Invent something, if necessary.
-       (when batch
-         (or (car fs) default-directory))
+           (diff-find-file-name old noprompt (match-string 1)))
        ;; if all else fails, ask the user
-       (let ((file (read-file-name (format "Use file %s: " (or (first fs) ""))
+       (unless noprompt
+         (let ((file (read-file-name (format "Use file %s: "
+                                             (or (first fs) ""))
                                   nil (first fs) t (first fs))))
         (set (make-local-variable 'diff-remembered-files-alist)
              (cons (cons fs file) diff-remembered-files-alist))
-        file)))))
+           file))))))
 
 
 (defun diff-ediff-patch ()
@@ -1286,7 +1284,7 @@
   (set (make-local-variable 'add-log-current-defun-function)
        'diff-current-defun)
   (set (make-local-variable 'add-log-buffer-file-name-function)
-       'diff-find-file-name))
+       (lambda () (diff-find-file-name nil 'noprompt))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode diff-minor-mode
@@ -1547,7 +1545,7 @@
 
 (defsubst diff-xor (a b) (if a (if (not b) a) b))
 
-(defun diff-find-source-location (&optional other-file reverse)
+(defun diff-find-source-location (&optional other-file reverse noprompt)
   "Find out (BUF LINE-OFFSET POS SRC DST SWITCHED).
 BUF is the buffer corresponding to the source file.
 LINE-OFFSET is the offset between the expected and actual positions
@@ -1555,7 +1553,8 @@
 POS is a pair (BEG . END) indicating the position of the text in the buffer.
 SRC and DST are the two variants of text as returned by `diff-hunk-text'.
   SRC is the variant that was found in the buffer.
-SWITCHED is non-nil if the patch is already applied."
+SWITCHED is non-nil if the patch is already applied.
+NOPROMPT, if non-nil, means not to prompt the user."
   (save-excursion
     (let* ((other (diff-xor other-file diff-jump-to-old-file))
           (char-offset (- (point) (progn (diff-beginning-of-hunk 'try-harder)
@@ -1565,8 +1564,8 @@
            ;; (e.g. because an empty line truncates the hunk mid-course),
            ;; leading to potentially nasty surprises for the user.
            (_ (diff-sanity-check-hunk))
-          (hunk (buffer-substring (point)
-                                  (save-excursion (diff-end-of-hunk) (point))))
+          (hunk (buffer-substring
+                  (point) (save-excursion (diff-end-of-hunk) (point))))
           (old (diff-hunk-text hunk reverse char-offset))
           (new (diff-hunk-text hunk (not reverse) char-offset))
           ;; Find the location specification.
@@ -1578,7 +1577,8 @@
                                 diff-context-mid-hunk-header-re nil t)
                         (error "Can't find the hunk separator"))
                       (match-string 1)))))
-          (file (or (diff-find-file-name other) (error "Can't find the file")))
+          (file (or (diff-find-file-name other noprompt)
+                     (error "Can't find the file")))
           (buf (find-file-noselect file)))
       ;; Update the user preference if he so wished.
       (when (> (prefix-numeric-value other-file) 8)
@@ -1718,14 +1718,18 @@
     (when (looking-at diff-hunk-header-re)
       (forward-line 1)
       (re-search-forward "^[^ ]" nil t))
-    (destructuring-bind (buf line-offset pos src dst &optional switched)
-       (diff-find-source-location)
+    (destructuring-bind (&optional buf line-offset pos src dst switched)
+        ;; Use `noprompt' since this is used in which-func-mode and such.
+       (ignore-errors                ;Signals errors in place of prompting.
+          (diff-find-source-location nil nil 'noprompt))
+      (when buf
       (beginning-of-line)
       (or (when (memq (char-after) '(?< ?-))
            ;; Cursor is pointing at removed text.  This could be a removed
            ;; function, in which case, going to the source buffer will
            ;; not help since the function is now removed.  Instead,
-           ;; try to figure out the function name just from the code-fragment.
+              ;; try to figure out the function name just from the
+              ;; code-fragment.
            (let ((old (if switched dst src)))
              (with-temp-buffer
                (insert (car old))
@@ -1734,7 +1738,7 @@
                (add-log-current-defun))))
          (with-current-buffer buf
            (goto-char (+ (car pos) (cdr src)))
-           (add-log-current-defun))))))
+              (add-log-current-defun)))))))
 
 (defun diff-ignore-whitespace-hunk ()
   "Re-diff the current hunk, ignoring whitespace differences."