GNU bug report logs - #6870
Make vc-root-diff work in more modes

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: rogers-emacs <at> rgrjr.dyndns.org

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:55:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 6870 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: rogers-emacs <at> rgrjr.dyndns.org, 6870 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6870: Make vc-root-diff work in more modes
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:04:09 -0400

>> It's only reasonable in buffers where default-directory is really
>> meaningful.  E.g. in *Help* or *info* it's likely not going to do you
>> much good.
>> So feel free to add more major modes (rather than just `dired'), but
>> I don't think using (vc-responsible-backend default-directory)
>> everywhere is a good idea.

> What about all buffers that have file names?  A la

> (and (buffer-file-name)
>      (vc-responsible-backend default-directory))

That'd be fine, yes.


        Stefan
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