Re: VC commit missing ChangeLog message

[Ted Zlatanov]

On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:58:34 -0800 (PST) Dan Nicolaescu <address@hidden> wrote: 

DN> Ted Zlatanov <address@hidden> writes:
>> On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:25:13 -0500 Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> wrote: 
>> 
>> >> My normal work flow is:
>> >> 1) make changes
>> >> 2) `C-x 4 a' to make a ChangeLog entry
>> >> 3) `C-x v d' to do a commit with vc
>> 
>> >> The problem is that the commit message doesn't get the ChangeLog entry I
>> >> just made.  This used to happen with the PCL-CVS package and I miss the
>> >> functionality very much.
>> 
SM> C-c C-a from within the *VC-log* buffer will fetch the ChangeLog entry
SM> you just wrote.
>> 
>> I wonder if it could:
>> 
>> 1) always be called on opening the *VC-log* buffer, since it's harmless

DN> It could and it should, just nobody has done the work yet to do it...
DN> If you are interested, it can be done `vc-checkin' by initializing the
DN> `initial-contents' parameter before the call to `vc-start-log-entry'.

Wouldn't it be easier to do it by calling the function directly?  Or do
you mean I can insert the commented lines I suggested as well that way?

Ted