From unknown Fri Aug 15 12:49:44 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#18709 <18709@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#18709 <18709@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: 24.3; vc-revert inconsistency in *vc-dir* Reply-To: bug#18709 <18709@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 19:49:44 +0000 retitle 18709 24.3; vc-revert inconsistency in *vc-dir* reassign 18709 emacs submitter 18709 severity 18709 minor tag 18709 moreinfo thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Oct 13 12:29:40 2014 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 Oct 2014 16:29:41 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42845 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XdiV9-0007Lq-Q2 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:29:40 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:44931) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XdiV7-0007Lf-Rl for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:29:38 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdiUy-0005ER-Gc for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:29:37 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: **** X-Spam-Status: No, score=4.3 required=5.0 tests=AC_HTML_NONSENSE_TAGS, BAYES_50, RECEIVED_FROM_WINDOWS_HOST autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:57856) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdiUy-0005EN-DQ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:29:28 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:46625) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdiUr-0007iK-SX for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:29:28 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdiUl-0005CS-LO for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:29:21 -0400 Received: from webmail.shubertorg.com ([207.246.209.200]:12669) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdiUl-0005CO-Gw for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:29:15 -0400 Received: from devlpar1 (10.0.201.33) by Dakiya1 (172.16.208.201) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 14.2.247.3; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:08:46 -0400 From: To: Subject: 24.3; vc-revert inconsistency in *vc-dir* Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:08:42 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Windows 7 or 8 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) In a *vc-dir* buffer: 1. Mark a buffer with 2 or more changed files. 2. Invoke vc-revert. 3. See prompt "Discard changes in 1 file? (yes or no) ". 4. Confirm with "yes". 5. Get the following messages, the last of which signals an error. Finding changes in /devel/dougl/... Reverting /devel/dougl/ttwork/es/... Checking out /devel/dougl/ttwork/es/... vc-default-revert: Non-regular file: cannot write to a directory., /devel/dougl/... Apologetic statements: a. This is hardly fatal and could be regarded as expected behavior. (It is a little surprising though.) b. I'm sorry I can't submit a patch with this immediately, but I don't understand the vc/vc-backend structure yet. In GNU Emacs 24.3.2 (powerpc-ibm-aix6.1.0.0, X toolkit, Xaw scroll bars) of 2014-04-17 on devlpar1 Windowing system distributor `The Cygwin/X Project', version 11.0.11601000 Configured using: `configure '--prefix=/devel/dougl/local' '--with-jpeg=no' '--with-png=no' '--with-gif=no' '--with-tiff=no' 'CC=xlc' 'CFLAGS=-O'' Important settings: value of $LANG: en_US locale-coding-system: iso-latin-1-unix default enable-multibyte-characters: t Major mode: VC dir Minor modes in effect: diff-auto-refine-mode: t which-function-mode: t display-time-mode: t shell-dirtrack-mode: t mouse-wheel-mode: t tool-bar-mode: t menu-bar-mode: t file-name-shadow-mode: t global-font-lock-mode: t font-lock-mode: t blink-cursor-mode: t auto-composition-mode: t auto-encryption-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t buffer-read-only: t line-number-mode: t Recent input: * a n d SPC P A S S T D W O R K SPC - - > S-SPC P A S S T D * W O R K * i n SPC c o m m e n t SPC ( 1 ) SPC f o r SPC e m p h a s i s a n d S-SPC ( 2 ) S-SPC t o SPC a b v o i d SPC c o n f u s i n g SPC p a s s t d _ f l i p . C-c C-c C-g C-g C-g C-g C-x k C-g C-n f C-x v u y e s C-x k C-x k C-x o C-x k C-x k C-n o C-x v d C-u C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n f C-x v = n p n C-x k C-x o C-x k C-n f C-x v = C-v C-v C-g C-g C-x k C-x k C-x o C-x k C-p C-p C-p C-n m C-x v u y e s C-p u m m C-g C-x v u y e s x b u r u g C-a C-k r e p o r d i s c a r d SPC c h - c h a n g e s SPC C-a v C-g C-h f v c - d i s C-g C-g C-g C-h k C-x v u x r e p o r t Recent messages: Checking out /devel/dougl/ttwork/es/evpfin-f_Serena_8781_scheduler_launcher/evpfin.pd...done Reverting /devel/dougl/ttwork/es/evpfin-f_Serena_8781_scheduler_launcher/evpfin.obf /devel/dougl/ttwork/es/evpfin-f_Serena_8781_scheduler_launcher/evpfin.pd...done Saving file /devel/dougl/log/emacs/log-201410131016-10879024... Wrote /devel/dougl/log/emacs/log-201410131016-10879024 Making completion list... [2 times] Quit Making completion list... Quit [3 times] Type "q" in help window to restore its previous buffer. Making completion list... 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The original message has been attached to this so you can view it or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see @@CONTACT_ADDRESS@@ for details. Content preview: writes: > In a *vc-dir* buffer: > 1. Mark a buffer with 2 or more changed files. > 2. Invoke vc-revert. > 3. See prompt "Discard changes in 1 file? (yes or no) ". > 4. Confirm with "yes". > 5. Get the followi [...] Content analysis details: (-2.9 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -1.0 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP 0.0 TVD_RCVD_IP Message was received from an IP address -1.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 18709 Cc: 18709@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) writes: > In a *vc-dir* buffer: > 1. Mark a buffer with 2 or more changed files. > 2. Invoke vc-revert. > 3. See prompt "Discard changes in 1 file? (yes or no) ". > 4. Confirm with "yes". > 5. Get the following messages, the last of which signals an error. > Finding changes in /devel/dougl/... > Reverting /devel/dougl/ttwork/es/... > Checking out /devel/dougl/ttwork/es/... > vc-default-revert: Non-regular file: cannot write to a directory., /devel/dougl/... (I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately have not received any responses yet.) I tried reproducing this bug in Emacs 27, but I was unable to. Are you still seeing this problem? -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Aug 03 13:01:43 2019 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Aug 2019 17:01:43 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:59838 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1htxPb-0005L6-6k for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2019 13:01:43 -0400 Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.231.51]:50144) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1htxPa-0005Jb-0r for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2019 13:01:42 -0400 Received: from 77.18.62.220.tmi.telenormobil.no ([77.18.62.220] helo=sandy) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1htxPX-0006Ey-Bt for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2019 19:01:41 +0200 Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 19:01:38 +0200 Message-Id: <87sgqifaj1.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> To: control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Subject: control message for bug #18709 X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "quimby.gnus.org", has NOT identified this incoming email as spam. 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Content preview: tags 18709 + moreinfo quit Content analysis details: (-2.9 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -1.0 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP 0.0 TVD_RCVD_IP Message was received from an IP address -1.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) tags 18709 + moreinfo quit From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Aug 03 13:23:51 2019 Received: (at 18709) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Aug 2019 17:23:52 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:59858 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1htxl1-0000Eh-Jl for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2019 13:23:51 -0400 Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.231.51]:50578) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1htxl0-0000EZ-IC for 18709@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2019 13:23:50 -0400 Received: from 77.18.62.220.tmi.telenormobil.no ([77.18.62.220] helo=sandy) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1htxkv-0006Ri-FJ; Sat, 03 Aug 2019 19:23:49 +0200 From: Lars Ingebrigtsen To: Subject: Re: bug#18709: 24.3; vc-revert inconsistency in *vc-dir* References: <87tvayfaj7.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 19:23:44 +0200 In-Reply-To: <87tvayfaj7.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> (Lars Ingebrigtsen's message of "Sat, 03 Aug 2019 19:01:32 +0200") Message-ID: <87imref9i7.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "quimby.gnus.org", has NOT identified this incoming email as spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see @@CONTACT_ADDRESS@@ for details. Content preview: Lars Ingebrigtsen writes: > I tried reproducing this bug in Emacs 27, but I was unable to. Are you > still seeing this problem? The email bounced, so I'm closing this bug report. Content analysis details: (-2.9 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -1.0 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP 0.0 TVD_RCVD_IP Message was received from an IP address -1.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 18709 Cc: 18709@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) Lars Ingebrigtsen writes: > I tried reproducing this bug in Emacs 27, but I was unable to. Are you > still seeing this problem? The email bounced, so I'm closing this bug report. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Aug 03 13:23:58 2019 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Aug 2019 17:23:58 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:59861 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1htxl7-0000F1-UH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2019 13:23:58 -0400 Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.231.51]:50592) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1htxl6-0000Eu-Uv for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2019 13:23:57 -0400 Received: from 77.18.62.220.tmi.telenormobil.no ([77.18.62.220] helo=sandy) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1htxl4-0006Rq-BR for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Aug 2019 19:23:56 +0200 Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 19:23:53 +0200 Message-Id: <87h86yf9hy.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> To: control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Subject: control message for bug #18709 X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "quimby.gnus.org", has NOT identified this incoming email as spam. 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