pcl-cvs / vc workflow description desired.

[Unknown <unknown@unknown.invalid>]

Hi,

I'm trying to use pcl-cvs and/or vc with GNU Emacs, and not having a very good 
time with it.  In pcl-cvs, I can do the normal stuff (update, commit, add, 
etc).  But when I see the dreaded "need to merge" message, I have no idea 
what's going on.  What do I do?  It seems that it's very easy to screw up at 
this point.  I press 'd' 'E', and get the message "Merge is not applicalbe to 
any of the selected files.  But the line says "need to merge" right there.  I 
fumble around and press some keys before I know it, it's all "up-to-date", of 
course the contents is crap and I've just erased someone else's work.

I have other confustions such as why all these .#file.version files are 
popping up in my working dir.  I want to know the work-flow that I should be 
following.  At this point I'm so confused and it's so volatile that I think I 
need keystroke by keystroke help.  Any help?

Ohh, and vc, I have no idea what's going on there.  How do I quickly commit a 
file I'm editing?

--
Le