GNU bug report logs - #4206
23.1; vc-dir bug with git

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:34:59 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Fixed in version 23.2

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: 4206 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Tom Tromey <tromey <at> redhat.com>
Subject: bug#4206: 23.1; vc-dir bug with git
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:14:36 -0700

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA> writes:

  > > It seems that vc-git-revert does not revert files in the 'added state to
  > > 'unregistered state.  It does not seem that all VC backends behave
  > > consistently in this situation :-(
  > 
  > The first thing to do is to decide which behavior is preferable, and
  > to document it in the leading comments of vc.el.

IMO it would be better if vc-revert of a file in 'added state should
put it to 'unregistered.  We don't have another way to do this in VC,
and this is a very intuitive UI.

WDYT?
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