GNU bug report logs - #7350
24.0.50; make vc-deduce-backend smarter

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Reported by: Bob Rogers <rogers <at> rgrjr.dyndns.org>

Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 22:17:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 7350 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Bob Rogers <rogers <at> rgrjr.dyndns.org>
Cc: 7350 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7350: 24.0.50; make vc-deduce-backend smarter
Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2010 15:03:16 -0500

>    I notice that vc-root-diff only works if the current buffer is
> visiting a version-controlled file, and in certain other buffer modes.
> In particular, it works in dired-mode, where it uses the
> default-directory, but not in shell-mode, which is not one of the
> explicit special cases.

Could you give an example use-case where you'd want vc-deduce-backend to
be run in a shell-mode buffer?


        Stefan
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