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24.0.50; VC assumes files of read-only buffers are locked by a VCS

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 6028 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: bug#6028: 24.0.50; HELLO wants "C-x v v"
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:40:28 +0300

> From: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> gnu.org>
> Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:20:52 -0400
> Cc: 6028 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
> 
> >>> I think VC should not display this message if the backend is not a
> >>> locking VCS.
> >> FWIW I agree.  I think this was discussed on the list a few times, but
> >> I don't remember the conclusion....
> >
> > Yes.  Especially since this message was there to help the transition
> > away from C-x C-q to C-x v v for vc-next-action.
> >
> > Since this change was made for Emacs-22, I think we can simply drop this
> > message altogether for Emacs-24.
> 
> IMHO the message still makes sense for RCS (and similar systems) where
> editing files requires an explicit checkout operation.

Agreed.

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