Subject: Re: bug#58525: 28.1: `vc-dir' (key sequence: C-x v d) fails when used with a CVS repository
From: Dmitry Gutov <[email-masked]>
To: Mark Harig <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 18:58:29 +0300
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

On 18.10.2022 18:39, Mark Harig wrote:
>> Not sure how you get to the step of being prompted for the backend.
> 
>  From the original report, here is Step 9.  Adding a prefix (that
> is, C-u) to `C-x v d' will get a prompt for the VC backend.
> 
> https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=58525#5

Sorry, missed that.

>>> 9. Type `C-u C-x v d' (that is, add a prefix argument to `C-x v
>>>     d').  The following prompt will be displayed:
>>>
>>>     VC status for directory: ~/tmp3/project1
>>>
>>> At the prompt, accept the command by pressing the <RET> key.  The
>>> second prompt will then be displayed:
>>>
>>>     Use VC backend:
> 
>> This should be fixed in Emacs 28.2 released in September.
>> https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=51800 says Emacs
>> 29 only, but it's been backported.
>>
>> Since you are not seeing the exact error for some reason, it's
>> possible that your problem has not been fixed still. But try
>> Emacs 28.2 at least.
> 
> If the Emacs maintainers say that they have verified (by
> following the steps needed to produce the problem in Emacs 28.1)
> that the problem reported for Emacs 28.1 has been fixed in a
> later release, then that should complete this process.

Yup, looks fixed in Emacs 28.2.

Closing. Thanks for the report.