GNU bug report logs - #3807
23.1.50; vc-dir ignores .gitignore

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Helmut Eller <eller.helmut <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:45:04 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Merged with 8179, 8603, 18514, 42966

Found in versions 23.3.50, 24.0.50, 24.3, 28.0.50

Fixed in version 28.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #16 received at 3807 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Helmut Eller <eller.helmut <at> gmail.com>
To: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>
Cc: 3807 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#3807: 23.1.50; vc-dir ignores .gitignore
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:13:55 +0200

* Dan Nicolaescu [2009-07-14 20:54+0200] writes:

>   > However when I invoke C-x v d on ~/lisp/slime, a buffer
>   > pops up with the first (wrong) line:  VC backend : Git
>   > and lists most of the files from the ~/lisp/slime directory
>   > as "unregistered".  Obviously, I would prefer to use the hg backend
>   > for the ~/lisp/slime directory.
>   > 
>   > On the other hand: if I open a file in ~/lisp/slime the modeline
>   > correctly displays hg and commands like C-x v l or C-x v = correctly 
>   > use the hg backend.
>
> There's a generic workaround for problems like this: use
> C-u C-x v d 
> to start vc-dir, it will prompt for the VC backend to use.

It's kinda inconsistent that vc-find-file-hook and vc-dir choose
different backends, but fair enough, I can live with the prefix arg.

Helmut.
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