PR diff is different for different people: showing missing line endings only for some users

[corneliusroemer]

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Github PR diffs appear to show different results for different people.

This is what I see:

This is what another user sees at the same time:

Note the first diff doesn't show a missing line ending, the second does.

Reproduction Steps

Go to python/peps#3909 (comment) and observe the comments there

It's possible that this bug is due to the last line ending in backslash \. That could possibly throw off Github/git.

Fault Type

Permanent - Occurring repeatably

Blocking?

No

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[ebndev]

Hi @corneliusroemer, thanks for flagging this

I've gone ahead and moved this post to our Pull Requests category, as this topic may be more relevant there and might help someone give you a nudge in the right direction. 😁

[corneliusroemer]

Thanks! I'm not sure though what nudge I should expect? It's a bug with Github software not with me 😬

[ebndev]

lol true! I moved the post into the correct category to make sure it can seen by the right product team. As the github-actions[bot] mentioned above, if they review the feedback they might follow up with you for any additional questions or updates in the future.

Thanks!