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bug#65854: Multi-file replacement diff


From: Juri Linkov
Subject: bug#65854: Multi-file replacement diff
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:36:02 +0300
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/30.0.50 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)

>> >> +                                                    However, when the 
>> >> file
>> >> +is not visited in a buffer, or the buffer is not modified, still read
>> >> +contents from the file."
>> >
>> > Seems to describe an implementation detail, and I don't think it
>> > should be there.  E.g., what if the file visited by the buffer no
>> > longer exists?
>>
>> If the file visited by the buffer no longer exists, then
>> the standard error is signaled.
>
> Which means in that case it is better to use the buffer text, no?

Since replacement diffs are not supported in non-file buffers,
better to signal an error for heads up.





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