kdiff3 chokes on files with executable permissions, breaking git mergetool

[J. Cook]

See http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/112568 and http://kdiff3.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/kdiff3/trunk/kdiff3/src-QT4/fileaccess.cpp?r1=84&r2=96 . This makes git mergetool with kdiff3 not function correctly. It has been fixed in KDIff3 0.9.95. Please update the package. : )

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage. I have classified this bug as a bug in kdiff3.
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[Dominik Stadler (dominik-stadler)]

As far as I see 0.9.95 is available in karmic, therefore closing this as fixed now.