[darcs-users] Re: diff-command in defaults fails -> setCurrentDirectory problem?

[Benjamin Franksen]

Brad wrote:
> I am trying to use Apple's opendiff to view diffs of files, and put this
> line into my .darcs/defaults:
> diff diff-command "opendiff %1 %2"
> 
> When I run a diff on great_plan.txt in the directory 'myproject', I get
> $ darcs diff great_plan.txt
> Running command 'opendiff old-myproject/great_plan.txt
> new-myproject/great_plan.txt'
> darcs: /private/tmp/new-myproject:
> setCurrentDirectory: does not exist (No such file or directory)
> 
> This works when I give the --diff-command option explicitly:
> $ darcs diff --diff-command 'opendiff %1 %2' recoveries.tex
> Running command 'opendiff old-recoveries/recoveries.tex
> new-recoveries/recoveries.tex'
> Hit return to move on...
> <opendiff pops up shown>
> 
> What's wrong?

Remove the quotes from the .darcs/default entry:

diff diff-command opendiff %1 %2

This should be mentioned somewhere in the docs.

HTH
Ben