2000-12-25 Michael Kifer <kifer@cs.sunysb.edu>

* ediff-init.el (ediff-quit-hook,ediff-suspend-hook): changed
	initialization; use add-hook.
	(ediff-file-remote-p): use file-local-copy.

	* ediff-ptch.el (ediff-prompt-for-patch-buffer): improved defaults.

	* ediff.el (ediff-patch-buffer): bug fix.
	(ediff-revision): allow selection of the file at the prompt.

lisp/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+2000-12-25  Michael Kifer  <kifer@cs.sunysb.edu>
+	* viper-init (viper-restore-cursor-type): added condition-case
+	guard.
+	
+	* ediff-init.el (ediff-quit-hook,ediff-suspend-hook): changed
+	initialization; use add-hook.
+	(ediff-file-remote-p): use file-local-copy.
+	
+	* ediff-ptch.el (ediff-prompt-for-patch-buffer): improved defaults.
+	
+	* ediff.el (ediff-patch-buffer): bug fix.
+	(ediff-revision): allow selection of the file at the prompt.
+	
 2000-12-23  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@cs.yale.edu>
 
 	* subr.el (combine-run-hooks): Remove.

lisp/ediff-init.el

@@ -443,11 +443,11 @@ set local variables that determine how the display looks like."
   :type 'hook
   :group 'ediff-hook)
 
-(defcustom ediff-suspend-hook (list 'ediff-default-suspend-function)
+(defcustom ediff-suspend-hook nil
   "*Hooks to run in the Ediff control buffer when Ediff is suspended."
   :type 'hook
   :group 'ediff-hook)
-(defcustom ediff-quit-hook (list 'ediff-cleanup-mess)
+(defcustom ediff-quit-hook nil
   "*Hooks to run in the Ediff control buffer after finishing Ediff."
   :type 'hook
   :group 'ediff-hook)
@@ -1152,6 +1152,9 @@ this variable represents.")
 (put 'ediff-fine-diff-face-Ancestor 'ediff-help-echo
      "A `refinement' of the current difference region")
 
+(add-hook 'ediff-quit-hook 'ediff-cleanup-mess)
+(add-hook 'ediff-suspend-hook 'ediff-default-suspend-function)
+
 
 ;;; Overlays
 
@@ -1273,11 +1276,12 @@ This default should work without changes."
 
 (or (fboundp 'ediff-file-remote-p) ; user supplied his own function: use it
     (defun ediff-file-remote-p (file-name)
-      (car (cond ((featurep 'efs-auto) (efs-ftp-path file-name))
-		 ((fboundp 'file-remote-p) (file-remote-p file-name))
-		 (t (require 'ange-ftp)
-		    ;; Can happen only in Emacs, since XEmacs has file-remote-p
-		    (ange-ftp-ftp-name file-name))))))
+      (find-file-name-handler file-name 'file-local-copy)))
+;;;      (or (and (featurep 'efs-auto) (efs-ftp-path file-name))
+;;;	  (and (featurep 'tramp) (tramp-tramp-file-p file-name))
+;;;	  (and (fboundp 'file-remote-p) (file-remote-p file-name))
+;;;	  ;; Can happen only in Emacs, since XEmacs has file-remote-p
+;;;	  (and (require 'ange-ftp) (ange-ftp-ftp-name file-name)))))
 
 
 (defsubst ediff-frame-unsplittable-p (frame)

lisp/ediff-ptch.el

@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ are two possible targets for this patch.  However, these files do not exist."
 (defun ediff-prompt-for-patch-buffer ()
   (get-buffer
    (read-buffer
-    "Patch is in buffer: "
+    "Buffer that holds the patch: "
     (cond ((save-excursion
 	     (goto-char (point-min))
 	     (re-search-forward ediff-context-diff-label-regexp nil t))
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ are two possible targets for this patch.  However, these files do not exist."
 	       (goto-char (point-min))
 	       (and (re-search-forward ediff-context-diff-label-regexp nil t)
 		    (current-buffer)))))
-	  (t nil))
+	  (t (other-buffer (current-buffer) 'visible-ok)))
     'must-match)))
 
 

lisp/ediff.el

@@ -1265,7 +1265,11 @@ buffer. If odd -- assume it is in a file."
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun ediff-patch-buffer (&optional arg patch-buf)
-  "Run Ediff by patching BUFFER-NAME."
+  "Run Ediff by patching BUFFER-NAME.
+Without prefix argument: asks if the patch is in some buffer and prompts for
+the buffer or a file, depending on the answer.
+With prefix arg=1: assumes the patch is in a file and prompts for the file.
+With prefix arg=2: assumes the patch is in a buffer and prompts for the buffer."
   (interactive "P")
   (require 'ediff-ptch)
   (setq patch-buf
@@ -1275,7 +1279,7 @@ buffer. If odd -- assume it is in a file."
    patch-buf
    (read-buffer
     "Which buffer to patch? "
-    (ediff-prompt-for-patch-buffer))))
+    (current-buffer))))
   
 
 ;;;###autoload
@@ -1291,22 +1295,32 @@ buffer. If odd -- assume it is in a file."
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun ediff-revision (&optional file startup-hooks)
   "Run Ediff by comparing versions of a file.
-The file is an optional FILE argument or the file visited by the current
-buffer.  Use `vc.el' or `rcs.el' depending on `ediff-version-control-package'."
+The file is an optional FILE argument or the file entered at the prompt.
+Default: the file visited by the current buffer.
+Uses `vc.el' or `rcs.el' depending on `ediff-version-control-package'."
   ;; if buffer is non-nil, use that buffer instead of the current buffer
   (interactive "P")
-  (if (stringp file) (find-file file))
+  (if (not (stringp file))
+    (setq file
+	  (ediff-read-file-name "Compare revisions for file"
+				(if ediff-use-last-dir
+				    ediff-last-dir-A
+				  default-directory)
+				(ediff-get-default-file-name)))) 
+  (find-file file)
+  (if (and (buffer-modified-p)
+	   (y-or-n-p (message "Buffer %s is modified. Save buffer? "
+			      (buffer-name))))
+      (save-buffer (current-buffer)))
   (let (rev1 rev2)
     (setq rev1
 	  (read-string
 	   (format "Version 1 to compare (default: %s's latest version): "
-		   (if (stringp file)
-		       (file-name-nondirectory file) "current buffer")))
+		   (file-name-nondirectory file)))
 	  rev2
 	  (read-string 
 	   (format "Version 2 to compare (default: %s): "
-		   (if (stringp file)
-		       (file-name-nondirectory file) "current buffer"))))
+		   (file-name-nondirectory file))))
     (ediff-load-version-control)
     (funcall
      (intern (format "ediff-%S-internal" ediff-version-control-package))