Bug 407260 - Cannot compare directories via command-line
Summary: Cannot compare directories via command-line
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kdiff3
Classification: Applications
Component: application (show other bugs)
Version: 1.8.x
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: michael
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Reported: 2019-05-06 04:18 UTC by rf
Modified: 2019-05-12 17:25 UTC (History)
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Latest Commit: 9a76217fad6ceefcde0ba0b3d95c62af56060c83
Version Fixed In: 1.8
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Description rf 2019-05-06 04:18:31 UTC 
SUMMARY
The command "kdiff3 dir1 dir2" used to work, but now it doesn't.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Assuming you have two directories, dir1 and dir2, run "kdiff3 dir1 dir2" in the terminal.

OBSERVED RESULT
kdiff3 displays the diff of the two directories in the GUI, and shows a modal dialog telling you a summary of the comparison.  However, once you dismiss the dialog box, the diff disappears and kdiff3 complete forgets about these two directories.


EXPECTED RESULT
Dismissing the dialog box should not cause the diff to disappear.  Instead, the user should be able to navigate the diff to see what the individual differences are.  (This was the old behavior, which broke within the last year or so.)

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: N/A
macOS: N/A
Linux/KDE Plasma: Linux 5.0.9-arch1-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Apr 20 15:00:46 UTC 2019 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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KDE Plasma Version: N/A
KDE Frameworks Version: N/A
Qt Version: 5.12.3

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