GNU bug report logs - #25983
25.2; set dired-directory in vc-dir mode

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Reported by: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>

Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2017 17:56:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 25.2

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>
Cc: 25983 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25983: 25.2; set dired-directory in vc-dir mode
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2017 18:54:51 -0500

Tom Tromey wrote:

> I'd find it handy if vc-dir buffers had dired-directory set.
> This can serve as an indication that the buffer is associated with some
> directory, even though it's not visiting a file.

Is dired-directory not basically an internal dired variable that should
only be set in Dired mode, and modes derived from it, which vc-dir is not?

    Documentation:
    The directory name or wildcard spec that this Dired directory lists.
    Local to each Dired buffer.
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