[DRE-maint] Bug#922070: gitlab: no diffs visible in merge requests and log

[Abhijith PA]

Hi

On Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:53:47 +0100 Maximilian Stein <m at steiny.biz> wrote:
> Source: gitlab
> Version: 11.2.8+dfsg-2~bpo9+2
> Severity: normal
> Tags: upstream
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> Since I upgraded my Gitlab installation to 11.2.8, I cannot see any
> diffs anymore (e.g., in merge requests and the log). Instead, it
> always says "This source diff could not be displayed because it is too
> large.". This is quite annoying and forces me to view everything
> locally.
> 
> This issue might be the one documented in [1], so it should be fixed
> in Gitlab 11.4.
> 
> Thanks for your commitment!
> 
> Yours sincerely,
> Max
> 
> [1]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/50635
> 

We have updated gitlab to 11.4.x in stable backports. Can you update and
check if it still persists.


--abhijith