From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: vc-toggle-read-only mishandles CVS ro file in presence of CVSREAD=1 Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:36:00 +0900 Message-ID: References: <87od5q9kbi.fsf@ambire.localdomain> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1214372192 31823 80.91.229.12 (25 Jun 2008 05:36:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:36:32 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Thien-Thi Nguyen Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jun 25 07:37:17 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KBNgv-0006Id-B2 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:37:13 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54787 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KBNg5-0001sJ-PL for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:36:21 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KBNfz-0001rx-KA for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:36:15 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KBNfx-0001rb-Ib for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:36:14 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=60140 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KBNfx-0001rY-E5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:36:13 -0400 Original-Received: from tyo202.gate.nec.co.jp ([202.32.8.206]:36015) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KBNfs-0002y7-Ks; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:36:09 -0400 Original-Received: from relay31.aps.necel.com ([10.29.19.54]) by tyo202.gate.nec.co.jp (8.13.8/8.13.4) with ESMTP id m5P5ZrPQ000533; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:36:01 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from relay21.aps.necel.com ([10.29.19.24] [10.29.19.24]) by relay31.aps.necel.com with ESMTP; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:36:01 +0900 Original-Received: from dhapc248.dev.necel.com ([10.114.112.215] [10.114.112.215]) by relay21.aps.necel.com with ESMTP; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:36:01 +0900 Original-Received: by dhapc248.dev.necel.com (Postfix, from userid 31295) id DDC1A429; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:36:00 +0900 (JST) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu Blat: Foop In-Reply-To: <87od5q9kbi.fsf@ambire.localdomain> (Thien-Thi Nguyen's message of "Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:04:33 +0200") Original-Lines: 19 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 8 (1) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:99891 Archived-At: Thien-Thi Nguyen writes: > I see vc-toggle-read-only now reads: > The "not a safe ... newer than RCS" blurb is (gratuitously) wrong, > but at least we know the authors' bias up front. I suggest we > remove that blurb and use checkout-model info to make this command > DTRT again. It was always a stupid command (even 2,000,000 years ago when a few people still used RCS), adding VC functionality in an unexpected and confusing place in a misguided attempt at DWIM. I say we just get rid of it and good riddance. It's nothing more than an ugly reminder of an ugly past. -Miles -- Would you like fries with that?