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24.2.50; vc-delete-file and vc-rename-file should default to the current buffer's file

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From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: 12488 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12488: 24.2.50; vc-delete-file and vc-rename-file should default to the current buffer's file
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 22:00:56 +0400

Tags: patch

Can I go ahead and install this?

=== modified file 'lisp/ChangeLog'
--- lisp/ChangeLog	2012-09-22 15:24:26 +0000
+++ lisp/ChangeLog	2012-09-22 17:55:12 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-09-22  Dmitry Gutov  <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
+
+	* vc/vc.el (vc-delete-file, vc-rename-file): Default to the
+	current buffer's file name if it's under version control.
+
 2012-09-22  Chong Yidong  <cyd <at> gnu.org>

 	* repeat.el (repeat): Doc fix (Bug#12348).

=== modified file 'lisp/vc/vc.el'
--- lisp/vc/vc.el	2012-09-13 18:23:33 +0000
+++ lisp/vc/vc.el	2012-09-22 17:56:40 +0000
@@ -2562,8 +2562,11 @@

 ;;;###autoload
 (defun vc-delete-file (file)
-  "Delete file and mark it as such in the version control system."
-  (interactive "fVC delete file: ")
+  "Delete file and mark it as such in the version control system.
+Default to the current buffer's file name if it's under version control."
+  (interactive (list (read-file-name "VC delete file: " nil
+                                     (when (vc-backend buffer-file-name)
+                                       buffer-file-name) t)))
   (setq file (expand-file-name file))
   (let ((buf (get-file-buffer file))
         (backend (vc-backend file)))
@@ -2601,8 +2604,12 @@

 ;;;###autoload
 (defun vc-rename-file (old new)
-  "Rename file OLD to NEW in both work area and repository."
-  (interactive "fVC rename file: \nFRename to: ")
+  "Rename file OLD to NEW in both work area and repository.
+OLD defaults to the current buffer's file name if it's under version 
control."
+  (interactive (list (read-file-name "VC rename file: " nil
+                                     (when (vc-backend buffer-file-name)
+                                       buffer-file-name) t)
+                     (read-file-name "Rename to: ")))
   ;; in CL I would have said (setq new (merge-pathnames new old))
   (let ((old-base (file-name-nondirectory old)))
     (when (and (not (string= "" old-base))

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