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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: vc-diff vs cvs-mode-diff
Date: 12 Mar 2004 08:46:22 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvad2m89me.fsf-monnier+emacs@asado.iro.umontreal.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <u8yi79zoa.fsf@gnu.org>

> vc-diff (C-x v =) uses the foo.~ver~ backup file
> (vc-version-backup-file) to avoid network
> diffing when the file is available.
> cvs-mode-diff (= in *cvs* buffer) does not use this cache.
> why?

Because it's two distinct pieces of code.  The PCL-CVS code just blindly
runs `cvs diff <files>'.  Nobody has bothered to write the necessary code
to try and use the foo.~ver~ files when available.

Patches accepted (so long as they aren't too ugly).


        Stefan

  reply	other threads:[~2004-03-12 13:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-03-11 15:22 vc-diff vs cvs-mode-diff Sam Steingold
2004-03-12 13:46 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2004-03-12 18:14   ` Sam Steingold
2004-03-12 19:53     ` Andre Spiegel
2004-03-12 21:28     ` Stefan Monnier

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