[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 216838] New: frequently seeing "Warning: interdiff encountered errors while comparing these patches." when trying to diff patches

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216838

            Bug ID: 216838
           Summary: frequently seeing "Warning: interdiff encountered
                    errors while comparing these patches." when trying to
                    diff patches
           Product: WebKit
           Version: WebKit Nightly Build
          Hardware: Unspecified
                OS: Unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Tools / Tests
          Assignee: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
          Reporter: drousso at apple.com

Try comparing <https://bugs.webkit.org/attachment.cgi?id=409243&action=diff> against `409068 - Patch` or `408943 - Patch`.

I also often see "Warning: this difference between two patches may show things in the wrong places due to a limitation in Bugzilla when comparing patches with different sets of files.", such as when comparing <https://bugs.webkit.org/attachment.cgi?id=409243&action=diff> against `409313 - Patch`.

I use the "Diff" link/tool to quickly/easily see what's changed between two patches so I can see just what's changed.  This is especially useful for larger patches as in those cases it can be even harder to pick out the differences.  When this tool doesn't work I'm left to downloading the before and after patches, copying them as plain text, pasting them into a separate diff tool (e.g. <https://www.diffchecker.com>), and then looking at the results, which is far from an ideal/quick process :(

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