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Re: pcvs log view not functional
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finalpatch |
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Re: pcvs log view not functional |
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Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:52:46 +1000 |
If these commands do not work, i think they probably should be removed from
the menu bar and C-x h m, because these are the most obvious places to find
out what the user can do with a buffer. I would really like to see these
features working in a pcvs logview though. the ability to select a range in
the log and diff it is so sweet.
"Stefan Monnier" <address@hidden> wrote in message
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>> i just found that the logview window created from pressing "l" in a pcvs
>> buffer is a bit different from the logview window you get from "C-x v l"
>> in
>> a source file buffer. all the functions (such as diff, annotate, find
>> version) in the logview menu doesnt work in the pcvs logview. it's as if
>> the
>> logview is not linked to the file and logview-mode cannot do anything
>> with
>> it.
>
> I guess you tried to use the VC commands in the log view, and indeed
> they do not work. You need to use the PCL-CVS commands instead if the
> log view comes from PCL-CVS. The relevant prefix is C-x c, so C-x c =
> will do a diff (IIRC there's a = shortcut for it). Sadly, PCL-CVS does
> not offer annotate, so that won't help you if you want to annotate
> the revision (tho you can do C-x c o to open the revision and then C-x
> v g to annotate it).
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> Stefan
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