Bug 486802 – dev-util/meld-1.7.0 highlights equivalent text as different

• Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description h6fft438 2013-10-02 15:46:00 UTC]

1. make these two files:
a:
<a a="a" b="b">
b:
<a b="b" a="a">

2. open them both in meld. (meld a b)

3. in the right editor (editing the file "b"), highlight the text, `b="b"`

4. cut the text (ctrl+x or right click -> cut)

5. press backspace

6. click right before the ">"

7. enter one space

8. paste the text (ctrl+v or right click -> paste)

Your final result of "b" should looks like this (same as "a"):  <a a="a" b="b">

Actual behavior:

The pasted text is highlighted in read, although a banner appears saying the files are identical.

Expected behavior:

Banner saying files are identical appears and there is no highlighting.

Can't attach a picture because scrot is also broken.

[Comment 1 Pacho Ramos 2013-10-03 17:42:10 UTC]

Please try with 1.8.1

[Comment 2 h6fft438 2013-10-06 04:43:03 UTC]

Created attachment 360202 [details]
screenshot of the bugged state

[Comment 3 h6fft438 2013-10-06 04:43:33 UTC]

still broken on 1.8.1. i've attached a screenshot

[Comment 4 Pacho Ramos 2013-10-06 12:30:19 UTC]

Please report it directly to upstream -> bugzilla.gnome.org

And post the link here to let us track it

[Comment 5 h6fft438 2013-10-07 16:02:04 UTC]

here you go: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=709580

[Comment 6 Pacho Ramos 2013-12-24 13:18:13 UTC]

We cannot do much more downstream until upstream doesn't fix it... will keep tracking it anyway (we are CCed there)