Re: VC in emacs 21.3

[kgold]

In article <87fyyi7xmt.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org>,
 Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
> > In my continuing quest to move from Intel/Linux emacs 20.7 to 21.3
> > From a C buffer, these commands
> >     C-x v =         vc-diff
> >     C-x v l         vc-print-log
> >     C-x v g         vc-annotate
> >     C-x v ~         vc-version-other-window 
> 
> > In 20.7. they all pop up a password dialog.
> 
> > In 21.3, the last 2 pop up the dialog.  The first asks for a password
> > in the *vc-diff* buffer and the second asks for a password in the *vc*
> > buffer.
> 
> > 1 - I'd like it to always pop the password dialog.  How can I
> > configure that?
> 
> > 2 - If it's a bug and I can't configure it, I can live with typing the
> > password in the buffer (echoing in the clear gives me the creeps), but
> > ENTER doesn't seem to send it anywhere.  What's the keystroke to send
> > it?
> 
> Can you try the patch below (apply it to .../share/emacs/21.3/lisp/vc.el,
> then recompile the .elc file or remove it) and tell me if it helps?
> 
> 
>         Stefan
> 
> 
> --- orig/lisp/vc.el
> +++ mod/lisp/vc.el
> @@ -995,6 +995,8 @@
>       (if (eq okstatus 'async)
> -         (let ((proc (apply 'start-process command (current-buffer) command
> -                            squeezed)))
> +         (let ((proc
> +                (let ((process-connection-type nil))
> +                  (apply 'start-process command (current-buffer) command
> +                         squeezed))))
>                (unless (active-minibuffer-window)
>                  (message "Running %s in the background..." command))
>             ;;(set-process-sentinel proc (lambda (p msg) (delete-process p)))

This works fine.  Thanks for the quick fix.

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Ken Goldman   kgold@watson.ibm.com   914-784-7646