GNU bug report logs - #67171
30.0.50; (At least) some VC commands fail with project-prefix-or-any-command

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: dmitry <at> gutov.dev, sbaugh <at> catern.com, spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name, 67171 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#67171: 30.0.50; (At least) some VC commands fail with project-prefix-or-any-command
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 21:13:52 +0200

> Cc: 67171 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, sbaugh <at> catern.com,
>  Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
> From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
> Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 20:39:37 +0200
> 
> +(defcustom vc-deduce-backend-nonvc-modes
> +  ;; Maybe we could even use comint-mode rather than shell-mode?
>    '(dired-mode shell-mode eshell-mode compilation-mode)
>    "List of modes not supported by VC where backend should be deduced.
>  In these modes the backend is deduced based on `default-directory'.
> -When nil, the backend is deduced in all modes.")
> +When t, the backend is deduced in all modes."

Please don't use "when" in these contexts; use "if" instead.  "When"
could be confusing because it has the meaning of time, not only of
condition.

Also, it is better to say "If the value is t" or "If this is t",
instead of just "If t".

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