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Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs
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Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs |
Date: |
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:22:42 -0400 |
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>> > > In that case, do you think [it was] premature to remove vc-directory
>> > > which
>> > > was better at doing some of the things vc-dir should do?
>> >
>> > AFAIK, it has the same "commit in foreground" and "no way to update the
>> > whole direcrory" problem. VC-dir is missing some features, but which
>> > ones (other than the obvious ones from dired which probably won't be
>> > added to vc-dir anyway) were present in vc-dired?
>>
>> vc-dir always needs the repository (even when vc-stay-local is t),
> This would need to be implemented in specific backends (only CVS and svn
> care about it). And it's rather easy: in vc-*-dir-status can use
> something like vc-rcs-dir-status. Patches are welcome.
> (IMHO this is not very useful, but if people want it...)
I disagree. The "stay-local" should be the default. It is tremendously
useful (think of the case where you're not connected to your
repository). The non-stay-local behavior is the one whose usefulness is
debatable (after all, most new VCS don't bother offering a clean
equivalent).
Stefan
- vc-status vs pcl-cvs, Sam Steingold, 2008/06/03
- Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs, Stefan Monnier, 2008/06/03
- Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs, Nick Roberts, 2008/06/03
- Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs, Stefan Monnier, 2008/06/03
- Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs, Nick Roberts, 2008/06/04
- Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs, Dan Nicolaescu, 2008/06/04
- Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs,
Stefan Monnier <=
- Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs, Dan Nicolaescu, 2008/06/04
- Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs, Stefan Monnier, 2008/06/04
- Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs, Dan Nicolaescu, 2008/06/04
- Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs, Nick Roberts, 2008/06/05
- Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs, Stefan Monnier, 2008/06/05
- Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs, Dan Nicolaescu, 2008/06/05
- Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs, Sam Steingold, 2008/06/05
- Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs, Stefan Monnier, 2008/06/05
- Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs, Dan Nicolaescu, 2008/06/06
- Re: vc-status vs pcl-cvs, Sam Steingold, 2008/06/04