Subject: bug#34949: 27.0.50; Docstring of `vc-deduce-fileset' incomplete

From: Juri Linkov <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 02:12:37 +0200

>>> Um, not really. Just only adding the 'V' binding to VC-Dir buffers, where
>>> it would use the existing known fileset. But no 'C-x v V' binding.
>> Should then 'V' typed in VC-Dir operate on edited files only,
>> or try to use all files including unregistered?
>
> Which option would you choose?

The most often used operation is to commit edited files.

> Do you know why we generally try to only operate on the files in the
> same status?

Maybe to make it easier to e.g. register all unregistered files:
in VC-Dir type 'm' on an unregistered file that will mark all
unregistered files, then register them with 'v'.

>>> If that would both satisfy you and simplify the implementation, of course.
>> What about invoking state-changing VC-operations from Dired?
>> Should typing 'v' in Dired open the VC-Dir buffer?
>
> No, I just wouldn't do that.

Then typing 'v' in Dired should open the *vc-log* buffer
for writing a commit message on all edited files,
ignoring all unregistered files?

>> BTW, why 'C-x v d RET' requires a confirmation?
>> This additional 'RET' is too annoying.
>
> You participated in this discussion:
> https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=12492
>
> Since then, we've had at least another one on the same subject. The
> consensus was the current behavior. If you can find that discussion, 
> please go ahead and revive it if you like. Not in this bug report, though.

I remember bug#12492, but not any other discussion.