This issue still exists with diffutils 1:2.8.1-18 in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx)
$ diff -w -u test1 test2 --- test1 2010-11-19 16:26:59.775179676 +1100 +++ test2 2010-11-19 16:27:11.912635830 +1100 @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ space -non-breaking space + non-breaking space ** Attachment added: "test data" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/diffutils/+bug/31738/+attachment/1737866/+files/test1 -- diff doesn't treat non-breaking space as whitespace https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/31738 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs