Re: Redesigh of the VC front end

[Eric S. Raymond]

Dan Nicolaescu <address@hidden>:
> "Eric S. Raymond" <address@hidden> writes:
> 
>   > 2. Otherwise, if you are in a vc dired buffer, and
>   > include-files-not-directories is non-nil, and no fileset is selected,
>   > select all files at and below directory level.
> 
> This is a wart that is used by vc-next-action for the following: if in a
> vc-dir buffer, you have a directory selected and do C-x v v what action 
> should be performed?
> If you have files selected, the decision is made based on the files state.
> For directories, then with this flag, return the list of files is
> returned and the decision based on the file state.  The VC action is
> still performed on the directory...
> Better ideas on how to handle this case are quite welcome.

Hm.  I think I see what you're driving at now.

Here's what I think is right.  We generalize vc-backend so it can take a 
directory argument, The default semantics is just: look for a backend by 
control subdirectory in the user's preference order.  But if we select a 
backend on the directory using C-u C-x v v, it should remember that.

Then we get rid of this wart.  The directory is passed to commands; 
include-files-not-directories goes away.
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