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VC error: mark-resolved not implemented for CVS

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Message #16 received at 488-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>, 488-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: VC mark-resolved
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:04:00 -0400

>> > > CVS is hardly alone.  In fact, it seems that no other back-end
>> > > implements the mark-resolved action: I tried grepping for
>> > > `mark-resolved' in the vc-*.el files and came up with nothing.
>> > 
>> > There should be a (defalias 'vc-cvs-mark-resolved 'ignore)
>> > Or maybe even (defalias 'vc-default-mark-resolved 'ignore).
>> > But in any case, it seems like the mark-resolved thingy was not
>> > fully implemented if none of the backends define it.
>> 
>> Yep, a pointer to a relevant discussion: 
>> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/94816

> I checked in a new function, vc-default-mark-resolved, into vc.el.  It
> does nothing except issue a message saying the conflict is resolved.
> Someone else can write the vc-*-mark-resolved functions at a later date;
> for now, at least `C-x v v' doesn't get stuck at the error.

Thank you.  It shouldn't issue a message, tho: if we want it, we'd want
it in the backend-independent part of the code.


        Stefan

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