Re: limit the number of log entries displayed by C-x v l

[Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

  > >> > Here's how this can be done.  OK?
  > >> [...]
  > >> > +    ;; Some backends cannot support output limits.
  > >> > +    (when (memq backend '(RCS CVS SCCS)) (setq limit nil))
  > >> This is not OK, no.
  > > How about the rest?  This is about the most unimportant part of the
  > > patch.  I can even be taken out.
  > 
  > The rest seemed OK, yes.
  > 
  > >> You could make `print-log' return the relevant info instead.
  > > Like say, make `vc-rcs-print-log' return `limit-unsupported' if passed a
  > > non-nil limit?  OK with that kind of change?
  > 
  > Yes,

Checked in with the requested changes.
I set vc-log-show-limit arbitrarily to 2000.  It can be changed if it's
considered too small or too big.