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31.0.50; Multiple working trees support for VC

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From: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: dmitry <at> gutov.dev, sbaugh <at> janestreet.com, 79024 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#79024: 31.0.50; Multiple working trees support for VC
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:36:02 +0100

Hello,

On Fri 25 Jul 2025 at 09:14pm +03, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

>> 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?

I don't believe it will.

-- 
Sean Whitton

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