diff -r 9d2ab50803e9 -r 4faaa0535ea7 mercurial/patch.py
--- a/mercurial/patch.py	Thu Jun 26 18:49:45 2008 -0500
+++ b/mercurial/patch.py	Fri Jun 27 13:43:29 2008 -0500
@@ -1189,8 +1189,8 @@
     date1 = util.datestr(ctx1.date())
 
     if not changes:
-        changes = repo.status(node1, node2, match=match)[:5]
-    modified, added, removed, deleted, unknown = changes
+        changes = repo.status(node1, node2, match=match)
+    modified, added, removed = changes[:3]
 
     if not modified and not added and not removed:
         return