From: Sam Steingold <sds@gnu.org>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: vc-diff vs cvs-mode-diff
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 13:14:41 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <uy8q6exv2.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvad2m89me.fsf-monnier+emacs@asado.iro.umontreal.ca> (Stefan Monnier's message of "12 Mar 2004 08:46:22 -0500")
> * Stefan Monnier <zbaavre@veb.hzbagerny.pn> [2004-03-12 08:46:22 -0500]:
>
>> 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).
how about moving vc-version-backup-file to vc-common.el and loading it
into both pcvs and vc?
(but then it gets hairy because pcvs operates on several files at a time)
BTW, msvc build fails with this message:
image.c(7468) : error C2065: 'PATH_BITMAPS' : undeclared identifier
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-03-12 18:14 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
2004-03-12 18:14 ` Sam Steingold [this message]
2004-03-12 19:53 ` Andre Spiegel
2004-03-12 21:28 ` Stefan Monnier
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