From: Dan Nicolaescu <dann@gnu.org>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: vc-update for bzr etc.
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:09:21 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <yxqr5eefvsu.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87y68m7kdh.fsf@stupidchicken.com> (Chong Yidong's message of "Sun\, 21 Nov 2010 10\:43\:22 -0500")
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> writes:
> [I sent this yesterday, but the message didn't show up; resending.]
>
> From vc.el:
>
> ;; - vc-update/vc-merge should deal with VC systems that don't
> ;; update/merge on a file basis, but on a whole repository basis.
> ;; vc-update and vc-merge assume the arguments are always files,
> ;; they don't deal with directories. Make sure the *vc-dir* buffer
> ;; is updated after these operations.
> ;; At least bzr, git and hg should benefit from this.
>
> Here's a quick stab at this. If a backend defines vc-BACK-merge-news
> (svn and cvs), vc-update tries a per-file update unless a prefix
> argument is supplied. Otherwise, it tries vc-BACK-update-repository, a
> new VC backend function. Included is an implementation for bzr,
> vc-bzr-update-repository, which runs asynchronously and outputs to a
> *vc-update* buffer (currently Fundamental mode, but can be improved).
>
> Thoughts?
IMHO there's a benefit from implementing vc-pull/push operations.
Then vc-update can use vc-pull after maybe asking a few questions.
The pull/push terminology is what people are currently used to, so
it's easier for end users.
[Incidentally merge-news used by VC probably means close to nothing to almost anyone].
> Any subtleties here that I'm missing?
Updating the all the files and buffers after this operation.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-11-21 17:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-11-21 15:43 vc-update for bzr etc Chong Yidong
2010-11-21 17:00 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-11-21 17:09 ` Dan Nicolaescu [this message]
2010-11-21 17:33 ` Chong Yidong
2010-11-21 20:20 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-11-21 21:08 ` Chong Yidong
2010-11-22 2:04 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-11-22 4:31 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-11-22 8:40 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2010-11-22 11:04 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-11-22 14:39 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-11-22 17:29 ` Chong Yidong
2010-11-23 15:37 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-11-23 16:20 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-11-22 4:35 ` Chong Yidong
2010-11-22 6:52 ` Dan Nicolaescu
2010-11-22 14:42 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-11-22 10:54 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-11-22 14:41 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-11-23 1:40 ` Chong Yidong
2010-11-23 14:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-11-23 16:08 ` Chong Yidong
2010-11-23 17:03 ` Dan Nicolaescu
2010-11-23 17:02 ` Dan Nicolaescu
2010-11-23 19:29 ` Chong Yidong
2010-11-23 22:05 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-11-23 22:34 ` Dan Nicolaescu
2010-11-24 17:19 ` Chong Yidong
2010-11-22 16:57 ` Chong Yidong
2010-11-22 17:59 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-11-21 19:03 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-11-21 19:34 ` Chong Yidong
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