GNU bug report logs - #21383
Static revisions in vc-working-revision

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jonathan H <pythonnut <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:47:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: 21383-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Jonathan H <pythonnut <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#21383: Static revisions in vc-working-revision
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2015 10:36:39 -0400

>> Also VC was designed when revisions were per-file, and the way we
>> extended it is to say that it's OK to have an out-of-date revision
>> number for a given file, if that file's content is the same in the
>> current revision.
> This might be one of the more annoying discrepancies,

Why?  In which kinds of circumstances can this bite us?


        Stefan
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