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RE: can't execute ediff


From: Drew Adams
Subject: RE: can't execute ediff
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:59:05 -0700

> I just started working with emacs 22.1 and tried to use ediff. 
> It didn't work. The result was as follows:
> Reading file c:/emacs-22.1/bin/myfirstemacsfile ... 
> Reading file c:/emacs-22.1/bin/myfirstemacsfile~ ... 
> Computing differences between myfirstemacsfile and 
> myfirstemacsfile~ ...
> apply: Searching for program: no such file or directory, diff

You need a `diff' executable program in your path. Perhaps you just need to
correct your path, so Emacs knows where to find it. You need either a Windows
native `diff' program or a Cygwin `diff' program.





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