GNU bug report logs - #12001
24.1.50; vc-diff always talks to CVS repository

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: rms <at> gnu.org

Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:59:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.1.50

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #47 received at 12001 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: eliz <at> gnu.org, 12001 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12001: 24.1.50; vc-diff always talks to CVS repository
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:49:58 -0400
I think I have caused some confusion.

The reason for CVS in the subject line is that I saw
the problem originally with a file managed by CVS.

Then a week or so ago I decided to investigate why
a VC version backup file was not made.  Since I was editing
a file in the Emacs sources, I investigated using that file.
However, that file is managed with bzr, not CVS.
I did not realize that this made a difference,
because the message about VC version backup files
didn't say they were only needed for CVS.
This made my investigation irrelevant.

I didn't try vc-diff with that file, I just assumed vc-diff
needed the VC backup file, as I was told.  It seems vc-diff
does in fact work with this file.

I will need to investigate some other time using a CVS file,
when I have a connection that permits updating from Savannah.

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