GNU bug report logs - #2652
23.0.91; wacky behavior of "v" command in *vc-dir* buffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Miles Bader <miles <at> gnu.org>

Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:05:05 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #66 received at 2652 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>
To: Miles Bader <miles <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 2652 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2652: 23.0.91; wacky behavior of "v" command in *vc-dir*  buffer
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:05:40 -0700 (PDT)

Miles Bader <miles <at> gnu.org> writes:

  > On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu> wrote:
  > > Thanks.
  > > The immediate cause of the problem is that
  > > (vc-git-registered "/tmp/zonk/")
  > > returns nil.
  > >
  > > vc-git-registered is called because vc-finish-log-entry does a
  > > `vc-call'.  `vc-call' tries to find the corresponding VC backend.
  > >
  > > Now, the VC backend should be know known at point when the log entry is
  > > started, so there should be no need for the vc-call, vc-call-backend
  > > could be used...
  > 
  > Is there anybody driving the design of the vc rewrite at this point?

BTW, IMO at this point there no real need for a vc rewrite.  There are
missing features, and maybe bugs, but the rewrite has put vc on a good
footing.
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