GNU bug report logs - #43464
28.0.50; vc: Error calling vc-revert for repo root

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Andrii Kolomoiets <andreyk.mad <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 07:30:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: confirmed

Merged with 37310

Found in versions 27.0.50, 28.0.50

Done: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Andrii Kolomoiets <andreyk.mad <at> gmail.com>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: 43464 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#43464: 28.0.50; vc: Error calling vc-revert for repo root
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2020 09:02:35 +0300

Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru> writes:

> Where is that vc-backend called from, in our scenario?

It's called from 'vc-call'.  The 'vc-revert-file' used it twice
to call the 'make-version-backups-p' and the 'revert' backend functions.

> Could we make do with changing that code to use vc-responsible-backend
> instead of vc-backend instead? If it's not a function called
> frequently.

I went a little different way and made the 'vc-backend' return correct
backend for directories.  In case you missed it somehow here is the link
to the message:

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-emacs/2020-09/msg02508.html
This bug report was last modified 144 days ago.

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