Re: commit-email.pl diff bug

Philip Martin wrote:
>
> "Landon Clark" <LClark@sawyermedia.com> writes:
>
> > Modified: trunk/browse_base.swf
> > ========================================================================
> > ======
> > Binary files trunk/browse_base.swf (original) and
> > trunk/browse_base.swf differ
> > svn: Error calling external program
> > svn: /usr/bin/diff returned 2
> >
> > It looks like diff is being called for binary files, whereas previously
> > this was not the case. Is this a known issue?
>
> There's a issue, but I don't have the number. diff has always been
> called on binary files, GNU diff 2.7 works fine, GNU diff 2.8 does
> something less useful. Details are in the issue.

And I think older versions of Subversion ignored an exit status
of 2.

Best,
Blair

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Blair Zajac <blair@orcaware.com>
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