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From: Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: VC commit missing ChangeLog message
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:09:53 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <86r65ihyf2.fsf@lifelogs.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: jwv7i7anovj.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org

On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:41:13 -0500 Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA> wrote: 

>> I wonder if it could:
>> 1) always be called on opening the *VC-log* buffer, since it's harmless

SM> M-x customize-variable RET log-edit-hook RET

I know how to do it for myself, of course.  I think it should be done
for everyone.

>> 2) give an informative message about why it didn't find a ChangeLog
>> entry, if it's invoked manually and it couldn't find an entry

SM> It's kind of difficult: currently, it builds a regexp and searches
SM> for it.  If it's not found, all it knows is that it's not found, but not
SM> which part of the regexps could have matched if it weren't for some
SM> other part.

Maybe that can be improved.  I have not looked at the code so I don't
want to speculate, but will do so if you and others think it's a good
idea.

Ted





      reply	other threads:[~2008-11-11 19:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-11-11 14:41 VC commit missing ChangeLog message Ted Zlatanov
2008-11-11 14:49 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2008-11-11 16:25   ` Stefan Monnier
2008-11-11 16:43     ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-11-11 16:58       ` Dan Nicolaescu
2008-11-11 19:11         ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-11-11 19:45           ` Dan Nicolaescu
2008-11-11 21:38             ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-11-12  1:11               ` Dan Nicolaescu
2008-11-12 17:17                 ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-11-12 19:42                   ` Stefan Monnier
2008-11-12 19:59                     ` Dan Nicolaescu
2008-11-12 20:57                       ` Stefan Monnier
2008-11-12 21:47                     ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-11-13  1:56                       ` Stefan Monnier
2008-11-12 19:56                   ` Dan Nicolaescu
2008-11-12 21:42                     ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-11-13  7:09                       ` Dan Nicolaescu
2008-11-13 14:47                         ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-11-13 15:12                           ` Dan Nicolaescu
2008-11-12  2:38         ` Stefan Monnier
2008-11-11 17:41       ` Stefan Monnier
2008-11-11 19:09         ` Ted Zlatanov [this message]

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