# HG changeset patch
# User Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
# Date 1290722370 18000
# Node ID 157b252170776eb35e9867cce2099bb87c8c80fc
# Parent  812a929d6b558662caf0719aeefb18bdd563e033
* diff.el (diff): Fix it for good, hopefully, this time.

diff -r 812a929d6b55 -r 157b25217077 lisp/vc/diff.el
--- a/lisp/vc/diff.el	Thu Nov 25 22:28:14 2010 +0200
+++ b/lisp/vc/diff.el	Thu Nov 25 16:59:30 2010 -0500
@@ -84,14 +84,13 @@
 interactively for diff switches.  Otherwise, the switches
 specified in `diff-switches' are passed to the diff command."
   (interactive
-   (let* ((newf (buffer-file-name))
-          (oldf (file-newest-backup newf)))
-     (setq newf (if (and newf (file-exists-p newf))
+   (let* ((newf (if (and buffer-file-name (file-exists-p buffer-file-name))
 		    (read-file-name
 		     (concat "Diff new file (default "
-			     (file-name-nondirectory newf) "): ")
-		     nil newf t)
+			     (file-name-nondirectory buffer-file-name) "): ")
+		     nil buffer-file-name t)
 		  (read-file-name "Diff new file: " nil nil t)))
+          (oldf (file-newest-backup newf)))
      (setq oldf (if (and oldf (file-exists-p oldf))
 		    (read-file-name
 		     (concat "Diff original file (default "