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31.0.50; Multiple working trees support for VC

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
Cc: dmitry <at> gutov.dev, 79024 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, sbaugh <at> janestreet.com
Subject: bug#79024: 31.0.50; Multiple working trees support for VC
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 21:14:30 +0300

> From: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
> Cc: dmitry <at> gutov.dev,  sbaugh <at> janestreet.com,  79024 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:56:28 +0100
> 
> Hello,
> 
> On Fri 25 Jul 2025 at 06:42pm +03, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> >> From: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
> >> Cc: sbaugh <at> janestreet.com,  79024 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,  dmitry <at> gutov.dev
> >> Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:15:27 +0100
> >>
> >> On Fri 25 Jul 2025 at 05:44pm +03, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> >>
> >> > Why does it have to be a separate backend?  Why cannot we rely on the
> >> > user to be aware that worktrees are involved, as he/she must when
> >> > invoking Git commands from the shell?
> >>
> >> There's no separate backend, just some new backend functions, so I think
> >> you misunderstood.
> >
> > The question I asked still stands, regardless.
> 
> You mean, why the new backend functions?

No, why would VC try to call worktree-related functions automatically,
without being told to do so by the user?

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