Mike> Please describe as succinctly as possible: Mike> - What happened. Mike> - What you thought should have happened. Mike> - Precisely what you were doing at the time. Mike> Please also include any C or lisp back-traces that you may have. Mike> ================================================================ Mike> Dear Bug Team! Mike> This may not be a bug per se but i hope you guys can tell me how Mike> to fix it. Mike> the problem is that i get this error message Mike> "Searching for program: No such file or directory, diff" Mike> when i try to do a compare between two buffers using the Mike> Tools/Compare/Two Buffers Mike> menu compand. Mike> i have used this many times at other places i worked and had no Mike> problem but here xemacs was not installed so i installed it myself Mike> (i'm sure this is part of the problem) from your download site. Mike> and as far as i could tell it installed itself without incident. Mike> would you please tell me how to let xemacs know where the packages(?) Mike> reside or how to load them (if that is the problem)? Your problem seems to be the lack of a diff program, not a problem with ediff itself. Given that you live on Windows NT, your best choice is probably to install cygwin, as recommended in http://www.xemacs.org/Download/win32/, and to make sure it on your path. Good Luck, Adrian Mike> thanks, Mike> mike parks Mike> ================================================================ Mike> System Info to help track down your bug: Mike> --------------------------------------- Mike> OS: Windows_NT XEmacs 21.4.3 \"Academic Rigor\" configured for Mike> `i586-pc-win32'. Building XEmacs in \"i:\\build\\xemacs\\xemacs\\nt\". Mike> Using compiler \"cl -nologo -W3 -O2 -G5 -ML\". Installing XEmacs in Mike> \"c:\\Program Files\\XEmacs\\XEmacs-21.4.3\". Package path is Mike> \"~\\.xemacs;;c:\\Program Files\\XEmacs\\site-packages;c:\\Program Mike> Files\\XEmacs\\xemacs-packages\". Compiling in support for Microsoft Mike> Windows native GUI. Compiling in support for XPM images. Compiling in Mike> support for GIF images. Compiling in support for PNG images. Compiling Mike> in support for TIFF images. Compiling in support for JPEG images. Mike> Compiling in support for X-Face message headers. Compiling in support for Mike> toolbars. Compiling in support for dialogs. Compiling in support for Mike> widgets. Compiling in support for native sounds. Compiling in fast dired Mike> implementation. Using minimal tagbits. Using indexed lrecord Mike> implementation. Using portable dumper. Mike> Load-Path Lisp Shadows: Mike> ---------------------- Mike> nil Mike> Installed XEmacs Packages: Mike> ------------------------- Mike> ((zenirc:version 1.11 :type regular) Mike> (xslt-process :version 1.05 :type regular) Mike> (xemacs-devel :version 1.38 :type single-file) Mike> (xemacs-base :version 1.55 :type regular) Mike> (w3 :version 1.2 :type regular) Mike> (vm :version 6.96 :type regular) Mike> (viper :version 1.28 :type regular) Mike> (view-process :version 1.11 :type regular) Mike> (vhdl :version 1.13 :type regular) Mike> (vc-cc :version 1.16 :type regular) Mike> (vc :version 1.28 :type regular) Mike> (tpu :version 1.12 :type regular) Mike> (tooltalk :version 1.13 :type regular) Mike> (tm :version 1.29 :type regular) Mike> (time :version 1.11 :type regular) Mike> (textools :version 1.12 :type regular) Mike> (text-modes :version 1.32 :type single-file) Mike> (texinfo :version 1.2 :type regular) Mike> (supercite :version 1.18 :type regular) Mike> (strokes :version 1.08 :type regular) Mike> (speedbar :version 1.21 :type regular) Mike> (sounds-wav :version 1.1 :type regular) Mike> (sounds-au :version 1.1 :type regular) Mike> (slider :version 1.13 :type regular) Mike> (sh-script :version 1.13 :type regular) Mike> (sgml :version 1.08 :type regular) Mike> (semantic :version 1.1 :type regular) Mike> (scheme :version 1.11 :type regular) Mike> (rmail :version 1.12 :type regular) Mike> (reftex :version 1.23 :type regular) Mike> (psgml :version 1.23 :type regular) Mike> (ps-print-nomule :version 1.05 :type regular) Mike> (prog-modes Mike> :version Mike> 1 Mike> .42 Mike> :type Mike> single-file) Mike> (pcomplete :version 1.01 :type regular) Mike> (pcl-cvs :version 1.55 :type regular) Mike> (pc :version 1.2 :type single-file) Mike> (os-utils :version 1.25 :type single-file) Mike> (net-utils :version 1.23 :type single-file) Mike> (misc-games :version 1.15 :type single-file) Mike> (mine :version 1.14 :type regular) Mike> (mh-e :version 1.13 :type regular) Mike> (mew :version 1.14 :type regular) Mike> (mailcrypt :version 2.09 :type regular) Mike> (mail-lib :version 1.39 :type regular) Mike> (jde :version 1.3 :type regular) Mike> (ispell :version 1.23 :type regular) Mike> (ilisp :version 1.19 :type regular) Mike> (igrep :version 1.08 :type regular) Mike> (idlwave :version 1.23 :type regular) Mike> (hm--html-menus :version 1.16 :type regular) Mike> (gnus :version 1.57 :type regular) Mike> (gnats :version 1.12 :type regular) Mike> (games :version 1.13 :type regular) Mike> (fsf-compat :version 1.09 :type single-file) Mike> (frame-icon :version 1.09 :type regular) Mike> (forms :version 1.13 :type regular) Mike> (footnote :version 1.13 :type regular) Mike> (eudc :version 1.34 :type regular) Mike> (eterm :version 1.13 :type regular) Mike> (eshell :version 1.01 :type regular) Mike> (emerge :version 1.09 :type regular) Mike> (elib :version 1.08 :type single-file) Mike> (eieio :version 1.01 :type regular) Mike> (eicq :version 1.05 :type regular) Mike> (efs :version 1.26 :type regular) Mike> (edt :version 1.12 :type regular) Mike> (edit-utils :version 1.7 :type single-file) Mike> (ediff :version 1.33 :type regular) Mike> (edebug :version 1.14 :type regular) Mike> (dired :version 1.11 :type regular) Mike> (dictionary :version 1.0 :type regular) Mike> (debug :version 1.14 :type regular) Mike> (crisp :version 1.12 :type regular) Mike> (cookie :version 1.13 :type regular) Mike> (cc-mode :version 1.26 :type regular) Mike> (calendar :version 1.16 :type regular) Mike> (calc :version 1.17 :type regular) Mike> (c-support :version 1.16 :type single-file) Mike> (build :version 1.02 :type regular) Mike> (bbdb :version 1.16 :type regular) Mike> (auctex :version 1.25 :type regular) Mike> (apel :version 1.2 :type regular) Mike> (ada :version 1.1 :type regular) Mike> (Sun :version 1.13 :type regular)) Mike> Features: Mike> -------- Mike> (mail-abbrevs xemacsbug shadow sendmail efs-cu font-lock cus-face Mike> blink-cursor paren blink-paren zenirc-autoloads xslt-process-autoloads Mike> xemacs-devel-autoloads xemacs-base-autoloads w3-autoloads vm-autoloads Mike> viper-autoloads view-process-autoloads vhdl-autoloads vc-cc-autoloads Mike> vc-autoloads tpu-autoloads tooltalk-autoloads tm-autoloads Mike> time-autoloads textools-autoloads text-modes-autoloads Mike> texinfo-autoloads supercite-autoloads strokes-autoloads Mike> speedbar-autoloads sounds-wav-autoloads sounds-au-autoloads Mike> slider-autoloads sh-script-autoloads sgml-autoloads semantic-autoloads Mike> scheme-autoloads rmail-autoloads reftex-autoloads psgml-autoloads Mike> ps-print-nomule-autoloads prog-modes-autoloads pcomplete-autoloads Mike> pcl-cvs-autoloads pc-autoloads os-utils-autoloads net-utils-autoloads Mike> misc-games-autoloads mine-autoloads mh-e-autoloads mew-autoloads Mike> mailcrypt-autoloads mail-lib-autoloads jde-autoloads ispell-autoloads Mike> ilisp-autoloads igrep-autoloads idlwave-autoloads Mike> hm--html-menus-autoloads gnus-autoloads gnats-autoloads Mike> games-autoloads fsf-compat-autoloads frame-icon-autoloads Mike> forms-autoloads footnote-autoloads eudc-autoloads eterm-autoloads Mike> eshell-autoloads emerge-autoloads elib-autoloads eieio-autoloads Mike> eicq-autoloads efs-autoloads edt-autoloads edit-utils-autoloads Mike> ediff-autoloads edebug-autoloads dired-autoloads dictionary-autoloads Mike> debug-autoloads crisp-autoloads cookie-autoloads cc-mode-autoloads Mike> calendar-autoloads calc-autoloads c-support-autoloads build-autoloads Mike> bbdb-autoloads auctex-autoloads apel-autoloads ada-autoloads Mike> Sun-autoloads lisp-autoloads loadhist auto-show fontl-hooks code-cmds Mike> gutter-items menubar-items x-menubar dragdrop mode-motion mouse itimer Mike> auto-save lisp-mode easymenu iso8859-1 page buff-menu lib-complete Mike> help-nomule cus-file derived frame text-props obsolete cus-start Mike> custom widget cl-extra mini-cl cl cl-19 packages backquote Mike> very-early-lisp file-coding mswindows-scrollbars mswindows toolbar Mike> native-sound scrollbar network-streams subprocesses Mike> menu-accelerator-support menubar md5 xemacs gutter tiff png gif jpeg Mike> xface xpm xbm lisp-float-type windows-nt dragdrop-api dialog devices Mike> window-system base64) Mike> Recent keystrokes: Mike> ----------------- Mike> RET C-x 2 C-x i C-g C-x o C-x C-f BS BS BS BS BS BS Mike> BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS Mike> BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS Mike> BS BS BS BS BS y SPC M SPC SPC SPC SPC T h SPC SPC Mike> SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC 0 1 SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC Mike> SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC RET button1 button1up Mike> misc-user button1 button1up misc-user button1 button1up Mike> misc-user misc-user misc-user Mike> Recent messages (most recent first): Mike> ----------------------------------- Mike> Loading mail-abbrevs... Mike> Loading xemacsbug...done Mike> Searching for program: No such file or directory, diff Mike> Loading xemacsbug... Mike> Loading ediff... Mike> Not over a window. Mike> Searching for program: No such file or directory, diff Mike> Loading ediff... Mike> Making completion list... Mike> Making completion list... Mike> Making completion list... Mike> Making completion list... Mike> Making completion list... Mike> Quit Mike> Loading efs-cu...done Mike> Loading efs-cu... Mike> Making completion list... Mike> Loading font-lock...done Mike> Loading cus-face...done Mike> Loading cus-face... Mike> thanks Mike> mike -- Adrian Aichner mailto:adrian＠xemacs.org http://www.xemacs.org/