From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Can't start new branch in VC with RCS
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 05:29:18 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83lh7vjx0x.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87h9ij6b44.fsf@nyu.edu> (message from allan gottlieb on Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:48:43 -0500)
> From: allan gottlieb <gottlieb@nyu.edu>
> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:48:43 -0500
>
> I have a single file class-notes.html (with RCS/class-notes.html,v).
> I am using rcs in default (locking) mode
>
> The head revision is 8.6. I am the only user and the head revision is
> locked by me. C-x v = shows the one simple change I made since 8.6.1
> and the file has been saved.
>
> I want to start branch 8.6.1. The manual suggests C-u C-x v v.
>
> C-u x v v asks for a new backend. I do not want to change backends.
> If I type RCS, it correctly reports that RCS is the current backend and
> exits. If I try 8.6.1, it correctly reports that there is no match (it
> is looking for a backend).
>
> Is this supposed to be possible under VC for RCS? I presumably could
> achieve my goal using rcs directly from the command line.
What version of Emacs is that?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-01-12 3:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-01-11 21:48 Can't start new branch in VC with RCS allan gottlieb
2016-01-12 0:52 ` Dale Snell
2016-01-12 3:29 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2016-01-19 14:17 ` allan gottlieb
2016-01-19 18:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
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