GNU bug report logs - #76769
31.0.50; marking inconsistency between VC-Dir and dired-vc-next-action

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From: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
To: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 76769 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, juri <at> linkov.net, sbaugh <at> janestreet.com
Subject: bug#76769: 31.0.50; marking inconsistency between VC-Dir and dired-vc-next-action
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2025 03:18:29 +0200

On 14/03/2025 05:41, Sean Whitton wrote:

> - When you try to mark a file but you can't because the directory is
>    already marked, unmark the directory first.

That one sounds a little odd, doesn't it? Marking something would be 
expected to extend the set of files acted upon, and here it the opposite.

> - When you use unmark on a file that is not explicitly marked but its
>    directory is marked, unmark the directory and mark all files under it
>    except the current one.
> 
> - When you try to mark a directory but you can't because a file under it
>    is already marked, unmark all files under it and mark the directory,
>    instead.
> 
> - When you use unmark on a directory that is not marked but has some
>    files under it marked, unmark all of those.

All these sound great.

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