GNU bug report logs - #11605
24.1.50; vc-ediff revert annoyance

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: William Xu <william.xwl <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2012 04:34:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: confirmed

Found in version 24.1.50

Done: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #19 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: William Xu <william.xwl <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11605: 24.1.50; vc-ediff revert annoyance
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:38:49 +0100

Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru> writes:

> It seems like this might conflict with other uses of vc-find-revision,
> like vc-revision-other-window. Where the user is allowed to change the
> contents of the returned buffer, and might've done so before we do
> this automatic silent revert.

It sounds strange that one would try to modify it.  I thought the
checkout version is only for comparison.  The file name XX.~yy~ looks
also very similar to automatic backup files, e.g., "!tmp!foo.cpp.~1~".

-- 
William

My idea of roughing it turning the air conditioner too low.
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