GNU bug report logs - #76454
3.11 critical bug: diff -Naur a b does not show a unified diff when one of the file is empty

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From: Kate Deplaix <kit-ty-kate@HIDDEN>
To: "bug-diffutils@HIDDEN" <bug-diffutils@HIDDEN>
Subject: 3.11 critical bug: diff -Naur a b does not show a unified diff when
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