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70457 | 1 @c This is part of the Emacs manual. |
75348 | 2 @c Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
70457 | 3 @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions. |
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5 @c This file is included either in vc-xtra.texi (when producing the |
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6 @c printed version) or in the main Emacs manual (for the on-line version). |
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7 @node Remote Repositories |
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8 @subsection Remote Repositories |
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9 @cindex remote repositories (CVS) |
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11 A common way of using CVS is to set up a central CVS repository on |
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12 some Internet host, then have each developer check out a personal |
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13 working copy of the files on his local machine. Committing changes to |
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14 the repository, and picking up changes from other users into one's own |
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15 working area, then works by direct interactions with the CVS server. |
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17 One difficulty is that access to the CVS server is often slow, and |
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18 that developers might need to work off-line as well. VC is designed |
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19 to reduce the amount of network interaction necessary. |
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20 |
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21 @menu |
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22 * Version Backups:: Keeping local copies of repository versions. |
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23 * Local Version Control:: Using another version system for local editing. |
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24 @end menu |
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25 |
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26 @node Version Backups |
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27 @subsubsection Version Backups |
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28 @cindex version backups |
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30 @cindex automatic version backups |
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31 When VC sees that the CVS repository for a file is on a remote |
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32 machine, it automatically makes local backups of unmodified versions |
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33 of the file---@dfn{automatic version backups}. This means that you |
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34 can compare the file to the repository version (@kbd{C-x v =}), or |
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35 revert to that version (@kbd{C-x v u}), without any network |
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36 interactions. |
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37 |
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38 The local copy of the unmodified file is called a @dfn{version |
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39 backup} to indicate that it corresponds exactly to a version that is |
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40 stored in the repository. Note that version backups are not the same |
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41 as ordinary Emacs backup files |
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42 @iftex |
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43 (@pxref{Backup,,,emacs, the Emacs Manual}). |
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44 @end iftex |
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45 @ifnottex |
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46 (@pxref{Backup}). |
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47 @end ifnottex |
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48 But they follow a similar naming convention. |
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50 For a file that comes from a remote CVS repository, VC makes a |
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51 version backup whenever you save the first changes to the file, and |
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52 removes it after you have committed your modified version to the |
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53 repository. You can disable the making of automatic version backups by |
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54 setting @code{vc-cvs-stay-local} to @code{nil} (@pxref{CVS Options}). |
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55 |
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56 @cindex manual version backups |
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57 The name of the automatic version backup for version @var{version} |
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58 of file @var{file} is @code{@var{file}.~@var{version}.~}. This is |
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59 almost the same as the name used by @kbd{C-x v ~} |
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60 @iftex |
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61 (@pxref{Old Versions,,,emacs, the Emacs Manual}), |
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62 @end iftex |
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63 @ifnottex |
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64 (@pxref{Old Versions}), |
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65 @end ifnottex |
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66 the only difference being the additional dot (@samp{.}) after the |
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67 version number. This similarity is intentional, because both kinds of |
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68 files store the same kind of information. The file made by @kbd{C-x v |
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69 ~} acts as a @dfn{manual version backup}. |
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71 All the VC commands that operate on old versions of a file can use |
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72 both kinds of version backups. For instance, @kbd{C-x v ~} uses |
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73 either an automatic or a manual version backup, if possible, to get |
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74 the contents of the version you request. Likewise, @kbd{C-x v =} and |
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75 @kbd{C-x v u} use either an automatic or a manual version backup, if |
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76 one of them exists, to get the contents of a version to compare or |
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77 revert to. If you changed a file outside of Emacs, so that no |
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78 automatic version backup was created for the previous text, you can |
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79 create a manual backup of that version using @kbd{C-x v ~}, and thus |
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80 obtain the benefit of the local copy for Emacs commands. |
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82 The only difference in Emacs's handling of manual and automatic |
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83 version backups, once they exist, is that Emacs deletes automatic |
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84 version backups when you commit to the repository. By contrast, |
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85 manual version backups remain until you delete them. |
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87 @node Local Version Control |
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88 @subsubsection Local Version Control |
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89 @cindex local version control |
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90 @cindex local back end (version control) |
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92 When you make many changes to a file that comes from a remote |
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93 repository, it can be convenient to have version control on your local |
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94 machine as well. You can then record intermediate versions, revert to |
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95 a previous state, etc., before you actually commit your changes to the |
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96 remote server. |
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98 VC lets you do this by putting a file under a second, local version |
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99 control system, so that the file is effectively registered in two |
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100 systems at the same time. For the description here, we will assume |
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101 that the remote system is CVS, and you use RCS locally, although the |
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102 mechanism works with any combination of version control systems |
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103 (@dfn{back ends}). |
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105 To make it work with other back ends, you must make sure that the |
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106 ``more local'' back end comes before the ``more remote'' back end in |
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107 the setting of @code{vc-handled-backends} (@pxref{Customizing VC}). By |
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108 default, this variable is set up so that you can use remote CVS and |
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109 local RCS as described here. |
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111 To start using local RCS for a file that comes from a remote CVS |
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112 server, you must @emph{register the file in RCS}, by typing @kbd{C-u |
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113 C-x v v rcs @key{RET}}. (In other words, use @code{vc-next-action} with a |
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114 prefix argument, and specify RCS as the back end.) |
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119 the unmodified repository version, then checks in any local changes |
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120 as a new version. This works if you have not made any changes yet, or |
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124 the only drawback to this is that you cannot compare your changes |
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129 version is 1.23, the local RCS branch will be 1.23.1. Version 1.23 in |
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130 the RCS master will be identical to version 1.23 under CVS; your first |
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132 available locally, VC will check in the modified file twice, both as |
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133 1.23 and 1.23.1.1, to make the revision numbers consistent.) |
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135 If you do not use locking under CVS (the default), locking is also |
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136 disabled for RCS, so that editing under RCS works exactly as under |
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137 CVS. |
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139 When you are done with local editing, you can commit the final version |
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143 (@pxref{Log Buffer,,,emacs, the Emacs Manual}) |
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148 to contain all the log entries you have recorded in the RCS master; |
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149 you can edit them as you wish, and then commit in CVS by typing |
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150 @kbd{C-c C-c}. If the commit is successful, VC removes the RCS |
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151 master, so that the file is once again registered under CVS only. |
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153 @samp{~} to the name, so that you can refer to it later if you wish.) |
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155 While using local RCS, you can pick up recent changes from the CVS |
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156 repository into your local file, or commit some of your changes back |
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157 to CVS, without terminating local RCS version control. To do this, |
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158 switch to the CVS back end temporarily, with the @kbd{C-x v b} command: |
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160 @table @kbd |
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162 Switch to another back end that the current file is registered |
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163 under (@code{vc-switch-backend}). |
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165 @item C-u C-x v b @var{backend} @key{RET} |
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166 Switch to @var{backend} for the current file. |
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167 @end table |
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169 @kindex C-x v b |
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170 @findex vc-switch-backend |
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171 @kbd{C-x v b} does not change the buffer contents, or any files; it |
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173 subsequent VC commands for that file will operate on the back end that |
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174 is currently selected. |
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176 If the current file is registered in more than one back end, typing |
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177 @kbd{C-x v b} ``cycles'' through all of these back ends. With a |
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178 prefix argument, it asks for the back end to use in the minibuffer. |
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180 Thus, if you are using local RCS, and you want to pick up some recent |
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181 changes in the file from remote CVS, first visit the file, then type |
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182 @kbd{C-x v b} to switch to CVS, and finally use @kbd{C-x v m |
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183 @key{RET}} to merge the news |
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185 (@pxref{Merging,,,emacs, the Emacs Manual}). |
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186 @end iftex |
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188 (@pxref{Merging}). |
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189 @end ifnottex |
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190 You can then switch back to RCS by typing @kbd{C-x v b} again, and |
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193 But if you do this, the revision numbers in the RCS master no longer |
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194 correspond to those of CVS. Technically, this is not a problem, but |
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195 it can become difficult to keep track of what is in the CVS repository |
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196 and what is not. So we suggest that you return from time to time to |
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197 CVS-only operation, by committing your local changes back to the |
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198 repository using @kbd{C-u C-x v v cvs @key{RET}}. |
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200 @node Snapshots |
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201 @subsection Snapshots |
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202 @cindex snapshots and version control |
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204 A @dfn{snapshot} is a named set of file versions (one for each |
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205 registered file) that you can treat as a unit. One important kind of |
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206 snapshot is a @dfn{release}, a (theoretically) stable version of the |
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207 system that is ready for distribution to users. |
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209 @menu |
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210 * Making Snapshots:: The snapshot facilities. |
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211 * Snapshot Caveats:: Things to be careful of when using snapshots. |
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212 @end menu |
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215 @subsubsection Making and Using Snapshots |
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217 There are two basic commands for snapshots; one makes a |
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218 snapshot with a given name, the other retrieves a named snapshot. |
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220 @table @code |
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221 @kindex C-x v s |
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222 @findex vc-create-snapshot |
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223 @item C-x v s @var{name} @key{RET} |
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224 Define the last saved versions of every registered file in or under the |
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225 current directory as a snapshot named @var{name} |
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226 (@code{vc-create-snapshot}). |
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228 @kindex C-x v r |
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229 @findex vc-retrieve-snapshot |
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230 @item C-x v r @var{name} @key{RET} |
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231 For all registered files at or below the current directory level, select |
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232 whatever versions correspond to the snapshot @var{name} |
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233 (@code{vc-retrieve-snapshot}). |
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235 This command reports an error if any files are locked at or below the |
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236 current directory, without changing anything; this is to avoid |
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237 overwriting work in progress. |
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238 @end table |
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240 A snapshot uses a very small amount of resources---just enough to record |
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241 the list of file names and which version belongs to the snapshot. Thus, |
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242 you need not hesitate to create snapshots whenever they are useful. |
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244 You can give a snapshot name as an argument to @kbd{C-x v =} or |
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245 @kbd{C-x v ~} |
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246 @iftex |
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247 (@pxref{Old Versions,,,emacs, the Emacs Manual}). |
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248 @end iftex |
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249 @ifnottex |
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250 (@pxref{Old Versions}). |
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252 Thus, you can use it to compare a snapshot against the current files, |
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253 or two snapshots against each other, or a snapshot against a named |
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254 version. |
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255 |
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256 @node Snapshot Caveats |
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257 @subsubsection Snapshot Caveats |
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259 @cindex named configurations (RCS) |
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260 VC's snapshot facilities are modeled on RCS's named-configuration |
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261 support. They use RCS's native facilities for this, so |
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262 snapshots made using RCS through VC are visible even when you bypass VC. |
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263 |
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264 With CVS, Meta-CVS, and Subversion, VC also uses the native |
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265 mechanism provided by that back end to make snapshots and retrieve them |
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266 (@dfn{tags} for CVS and Meta-CVS, @dfn{copies} for Subversion). |
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267 |
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268 @c worded verbosely to avoid overfull hbox. |
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269 For SCCS, VC implements snapshots itself. The files it uses contain |
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270 name/file/version-number triples. These snapshots are visible only |
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271 through VC. |
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273 There is no support for VC snapshots using GNU Arch yet. |
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275 A snapshot is a set of checked-in versions. So make sure that all the |
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276 files are checked in and not locked when you make a snapshot. |
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277 |
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278 File renaming and deletion can create some difficulties with snapshots. |
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279 This is not a VC-specific problem, but a general design issue in version |
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280 control systems that no one has solved very well yet. |
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281 |
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282 If you rename a registered file, you need to rename its master along |
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283 with it (the command @code{vc-rename-file} does this automatically). If |
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284 you are using SCCS, you must also update the records of the snapshot, to |
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285 mention the file by its new name (@code{vc-rename-file} does this, |
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286 too). An old snapshot that refers to a master file that no longer |
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287 exists under the recorded name is invalid; VC can no longer retrieve |
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288 it. It would be beyond the scope of this manual to explain enough about |
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289 RCS and SCCS to explain how to update the snapshots by hand. |
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290 |
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291 Using @code{vc-rename-file} makes the snapshot remain valid for |
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292 retrieval, but it does not solve all problems. For example, some of the |
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293 files in your program probably refer to others by name. At the very |
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294 least, the makefile probably mentions the file that you renamed. If you |
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295 retrieve an old snapshot, the renamed file is retrieved under its new |
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296 name, which is not the name that the makefile expects. So the program |
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297 won't really work as retrieved. |
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298 |
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299 @node Miscellaneous VC |
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300 @subsection Miscellaneous Commands and Features of VC |
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302 This section explains the less-frequently-used features of VC. |
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304 @menu |
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305 * Change Logs and VC:: Generating a change log file from log entries. |
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306 * Renaming and VC:: A command to rename both the source and master |
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307 file correctly. |
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308 * Version Headers:: Inserting version control headers into working files. |
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309 @end menu |
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311 @node Change Logs and VC |
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312 @subsubsection Change Logs and VC |
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314 If you use RCS or CVS for a program and also maintain a change log |
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315 file for it |
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316 @iftex |
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317 (@pxref{Change Log,,,emacs, the Emacs Manual}), |
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318 @end iftex |
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319 @ifnottex |
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321 @end ifnottex |
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322 you can generate change log entries automatically from the version |
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323 control log entries: |
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325 @table @kbd |
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326 @item C-x v a |
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327 @kindex C-x v a |
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328 @findex vc-update-change-log |
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329 Visit the current directory's change log file and, for registered files |
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330 in that directory, create new entries for versions checked in since the |
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331 most recent entry in the change log file. |
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332 (@code{vc-update-change-log}). |
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334 This command works with RCS or CVS only, not with any of the other |
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335 back ends. |
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336 |
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337 @item C-u C-x v a |
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338 As above, but only find entries for the current buffer's file. |
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340 @item M-1 C-x v a |
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341 As above, but find entries for all the currently visited files that are |
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342 maintained with version control. This works only with RCS, and it puts |
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343 all entries in the log for the default directory, which may not be |
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344 appropriate. |
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345 @end table |
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347 For example, suppose the first line of @file{ChangeLog} is dated |
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348 1999-04-10, and that the only check-in since then was by Nathaniel |
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349 Bowditch to @file{rcs2log} on 1999-05-22 with log text @samp{Ignore log |
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350 messages that start with `#'.}. Then @kbd{C-x v a} visits |
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351 @file{ChangeLog} and inserts text like this: |
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352 |
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353 @iftex |
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354 @medbreak |
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355 @end iftex |
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356 @smallexample |
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357 @group |
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358 1999-05-22 Nathaniel Bowditch <nat@@apn.org> |
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359 |
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360 * rcs2log: Ignore log messages that start with `#'. |
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361 @end group |
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362 @end smallexample |
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363 @iftex |
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364 @medbreak |
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365 @end iftex |
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366 |
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367 @noindent |
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368 You can then edit the new change log entry further as you wish. |
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369 |
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370 Some of the new change log entries may duplicate what's already in |
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371 ChangeLog. You will have to remove these duplicates by hand. |
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372 |
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373 Normally, the log entry for file @file{foo} is displayed as @samp{* |
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374 foo: @var{text of log entry}}. The @samp{:} after @file{foo} is omitted |
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375 if the text of the log entry starts with @w{@samp{(@var{functionname}): |
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376 }}. For example, if the log entry for @file{vc.el} is |
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377 @samp{(vc-do-command): Check call-process status.}, then the text in |
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378 @file{ChangeLog} looks like this: |
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379 |
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380 @iftex |
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381 @medbreak |
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382 @end iftex |
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383 @smallexample |
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384 @group |
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385 1999-05-06 Nathaniel Bowditch <nat@@apn.org> |
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386 |
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387 * vc.el (vc-do-command): Check call-process status. |
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388 @end group |
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389 @end smallexample |
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390 @iftex |
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391 @medbreak |
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392 @end iftex |
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393 |
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394 When @kbd{C-x v a} adds several change log entries at once, it groups |
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395 related log entries together if they all are checked in by the same |
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396 author at nearly the same time. If the log entries for several such |
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397 files all have the same text, it coalesces them into a single entry. |
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398 For example, suppose the most recent check-ins have the following log |
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399 entries: |
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400 |
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401 @flushleft |
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402 @bullet{} For @file{vc.texinfo}: @samp{Fix expansion typos.} |
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403 @bullet{} For @file{vc.el}: @samp{Don't call expand-file-name.} |
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404 @bullet{} For @file{vc-hooks.el}: @samp{Don't call expand-file-name.} |
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405 @end flushleft |
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407 @noindent |
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408 They appear like this in @file{ChangeLog}: |
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409 |
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410 @iftex |
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411 @medbreak |
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412 @end iftex |
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413 @smallexample |
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414 @group |
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415 1999-04-01 Nathaniel Bowditch <nat@@apn.org> |
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417 * vc.texinfo: Fix expansion typos. |
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419 * vc.el, vc-hooks.el: Don't call expand-file-name. |
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420 @end group |
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421 @end smallexample |
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422 @iftex |
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423 @medbreak |
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424 @end iftex |
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426 Normally, @kbd{C-x v a} separates log entries by a blank line, but you |
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427 can mark several related log entries to be clumped together (without an |
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428 intervening blank line) by starting the text of each related log entry |
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429 with a label of the form @w{@samp{@{@var{clumpname}@} }}. The label |
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430 itself is not copied to @file{ChangeLog}. For example, suppose the log |
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431 entries are: |
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433 @flushleft |
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434 @bullet{} For @file{vc.texinfo}: @samp{@{expand@} Fix expansion typos.} |
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435 @bullet{} For @file{vc.el}: @samp{@{expand@} Don't call expand-file-name.} |
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436 @bullet{} For @file{vc-hooks.el}: @samp{@{expand@} Don't call expand-file-name.} |
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437 @end flushleft |
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439 @noindent |
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440 Then the text in @file{ChangeLog} looks like this: |
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442 @iftex |
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443 @medbreak |
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444 @end iftex |
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445 @smallexample |
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446 @group |
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447 1999-04-01 Nathaniel Bowditch <nat@@apn.org> |
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449 * vc.texinfo: Fix expansion typos. |
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450 * vc.el, vc-hooks.el: Don't call expand-file-name. |
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451 @end group |
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452 @end smallexample |
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453 @iftex |
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454 @medbreak |
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455 @end iftex |
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457 A log entry whose text begins with @samp{#} is not copied to |
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458 @file{ChangeLog}. For example, if you merely fix some misspellings in |
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459 comments, you can log the change with an entry beginning with @samp{#} |
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460 to avoid putting such trivia into @file{ChangeLog}. |
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462 @node Renaming and VC |
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463 @subsubsection Renaming VC Work Files and Master Files |
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464 |
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465 @findex vc-rename-file |
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466 When you rename a registered file, you must also rename its master |
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467 file correspondingly to get proper results. Use @code{vc-rename-file} |
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468 to rename the source file as you specify, and rename its master file |
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469 accordingly. It also updates any snapshots (@pxref{Snapshots}) that |
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470 mention the file, so that they use the new name; despite this, the |
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471 snapshot thus modified may not completely work (@pxref{Snapshot |
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472 Caveats}). |
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474 Some back ends do not provide an explicit rename operation to their |
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475 repositories. After issuing @code{vc-rename-file}, use @kbd{C-x v v} |
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476 on the original and renamed buffers and provide the necessary edit |
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477 log. |
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478 |
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479 You cannot use @code{vc-rename-file} on a file that is locked by |
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480 someone else. |
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482 @node Version Headers |
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483 @subsubsection Inserting Version Control Headers |
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484 |
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485 Sometimes it is convenient to put version identification strings |
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486 directly into working files. Certain special strings called |
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487 @dfn{version headers} are replaced in each successive version by the |
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488 number of that version, the name of the user who created it, and other |
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489 relevant information. All of the back ends that VC supports have such |
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490 a mechanism, except GNU Arch. |
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491 |
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492 VC does not normally use the information contained in these headers. |
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493 The exception is RCS---with RCS, version headers are sometimes more |
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494 reliable than the master file to determine which version of the file |
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495 you are editing. Note that in a multi-branch environment, version |
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496 headers are necessary to make VC behave correctly |
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497 @iftex |
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498 (@pxref{Multi-User Branching,,,emacs, the Emacs Manual}). |
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499 @end iftex |
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500 @ifnottex |
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502 @end ifnottex |
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504 Searching for RCS version headers is controlled by the variable |
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505 @code{vc-consult-headers}. If it is non-@code{nil} (the default), |
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506 Emacs searches for headers to determine the version number you are |
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507 editing. Setting it to @code{nil} disables this feature. |
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508 |
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509 Note that although CVS uses the same kind of version headers as RCS |
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510 does, VC never searches for these headers if you are using CVS, |
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511 regardless of the above setting. |
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512 |
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513 @kindex C-x v h |
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514 @findex vc-insert-headers |
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515 You can use the @kbd{C-x v h} command (@code{vc-insert-headers}) to |
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516 insert a suitable header string. |
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517 |
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518 @table @kbd |
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519 @item C-x v h |
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520 Insert headers in a file for use with your version-control system. |
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521 @end table |
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523 @vindex vc-@var{backend}-header |
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524 The default header string is @samp{@w{$}Id$} for RCS and |
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525 @samp{@w{%}W%} for SCCS. You can specify other headers to insert by |
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526 setting the variables @code{vc-@var{backend}-header} where |
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527 @var{backend} is @code{rcs} or @code{sccs}. |
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529 Instead of a single string, you can specify a list of strings; then |
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530 each string in the list is inserted as a separate header on a line of |
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531 its own. |
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533 It may be necessary to use apparently-superfluous backslashes when |
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534 writing the strings that you put in this variable. For instance, you |
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535 might write @code{"$Id\$"} rather than @code{"$Id@w{$}"}. The extra |
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536 backslash prevents the string constant from being interpreted as a |
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537 header, if the Emacs Lisp file containing it is maintained with |
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538 version control. |
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540 @vindex vc-comment-alist |
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541 Each header is inserted surrounded by tabs, inside comment delimiters, |
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542 on a new line at point. Normally the ordinary comment |
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543 start and comment end strings of the current mode are used, but for |
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544 certain modes, there are special comment delimiters for this purpose; |
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545 the variable @code{vc-comment-alist} specifies them. Each element of |
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546 this list has the form @code{(@var{mode} @var{starter} @var{ender})}. |
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548 @vindex vc-static-header-alist |
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549 The variable @code{vc-static-header-alist} specifies further strings |
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550 to add based on the name of the buffer. Its value should be a list of |
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551 elements of the form @code{(@var{regexp} . @var{format})}. Whenever |
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552 @var{regexp} matches the buffer name, @var{format} is inserted as part |
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553 of the header. A header line is inserted for each element that matches |
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554 the buffer name, and for each string specified by |
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555 @code{vc-@var{backend}-header}. The header line is made by processing the |
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556 string from @code{vc-@var{backend}-header} with the format taken from the |
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557 element. The default value for @code{vc-static-header-alist} is as follows: |
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559 @example |
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560 @group |
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561 (("\\.c$" . |
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562 "\n#ifndef lint\nstatic char vcid[] = \"\%s\";\n\ |
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563 #endif /* lint */\n")) |
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564 @end group |
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565 @end example |
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567 @noindent |
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568 It specifies insertion of text of this form: |
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570 @example |
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571 @group |
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573 #ifndef lint |
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574 static char vcid[] = "@var{string}"; |
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575 #endif /* lint */ |
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576 @end group |
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577 @end example |
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578 |
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579 @noindent |
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580 Note that the text above starts with a blank line. |
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581 |
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582 If you use more than one version header in a file, put them close |
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583 together in the file. The mechanism in @code{revert-buffer} that |
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584 preserves markers may not handle markers positioned between two version |
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585 headers. |
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586 |
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587 @node Customizing VC |
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588 @subsection Customizing VC |
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589 |
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590 @vindex vc-handled-backends |
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591 The variable @code{vc-handled-backends} determines which version |
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592 control systems VC should handle. The default value is @code{(RCS CVS |
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593 SVN SCCS Arch MCVS)}, so it contains all six version systems that are |
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594 currently supported. If you want VC to ignore one or more of these |
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595 systems, exclude its name from the list. To disable VC entirely, set |
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596 this variable to @code{nil}. |
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597 |
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598 The order of systems in the list is significant: when you visit a file |
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599 registered in more than one system (@pxref{Local Version Control}), VC |
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600 uses the system that comes first in @code{vc-handled-backends} by |
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601 default. The order is also significant when you register a file for |
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602 the first time, see |
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603 @iftex |
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604 @ref{Registering,,,emacs, the Emacs Manual}, |
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605 @end iftex |
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606 @ifnottex |
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607 @ref{Registering}, |
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608 @end ifnottex |
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609 for details. |
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610 |
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611 @menu |
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612 * General VC Options:: Options that apply to multiple back ends. |
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613 * RCS and SCCS:: Options for RCS and SCCS. |
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614 * CVS Options:: Options for CVS. |
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615 @end menu |
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616 |
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617 @node General VC Options |
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618 @subsubsection General Options |
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619 |
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620 @vindex vc-make-backup-files |
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621 Emacs normally does not save backup files for source files that are |
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622 maintained with version control. If you want to make backup files even |
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623 for files that use version control, set the variable |
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624 @code{vc-make-backup-files} to a non-@code{nil} value. |
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625 |
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626 @vindex vc-keep-workfiles |
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627 Normally the work file exists all the time, whether it is locked or |
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628 not. If you set @code{vc-keep-workfiles} to @code{nil}, then checking |
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629 in a new version with @kbd{C-x v v} deletes the work file; but any |
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630 attempt to visit the file with Emacs creates it again. (With CVS, work |
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631 files are always kept.) |
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632 |
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633 @vindex vc-follow-symlinks |
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634 Editing a version-controlled file through a symbolic link can be |
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635 dangerous. It bypasses the version control system---you can edit the |
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636 file without locking it, and fail to check your changes in. Also, |
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637 your changes might overwrite those of another user. To protect against |
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638 this, VC checks each symbolic link that you visit, to see if it points |
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639 to a file under version control. |
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640 |
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641 The variable @code{vc-follow-symlinks} controls what to do when a |
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642 symbolic link points to a version-controlled file. If it is @code{nil}, |
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643 VC only displays a warning message. If it is @code{t}, VC automatically |
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644 follows the link, and visits the real file instead, telling you about |
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645 this in the echo area. If the value is @code{ask} (the default), VC |
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646 asks you each time whether to follow the link. |
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647 |
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648 @vindex vc-suppress-confirm |
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649 If @code{vc-suppress-confirm} is non-@code{nil}, then @kbd{C-x v v} |
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650 and @kbd{C-x v i} can save the current buffer without asking, and |
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651 @kbd{C-x v u} also operates without asking for confirmation. (This |
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652 variable does not affect @kbd{C-x v c}; that operation is so drastic |
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653 that it should always ask for confirmation.) |
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655 @vindex vc-command-messages |
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656 VC mode does much of its work by running the shell commands for RCS, |
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657 CVS and SCCS. If @code{vc-command-messages} is non-@code{nil}, VC |
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658 displays messages to indicate which shell commands it runs, and |
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659 additional messages when the commands finish. |
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660 |
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661 @vindex vc-path |
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662 You can specify additional directories to search for version control |
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663 programs by setting the variable @code{vc-path}. These directories |
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664 are searched before the usual search path. It is rarely necessary to |
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665 set this variable, because VC normally finds the proper files |
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666 automatically. |
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668 @node RCS and SCCS |
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669 @subsubsection Options for RCS and SCCS |
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670 |
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671 @cindex non-strict locking (RCS) |
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672 @cindex locking, non-strict (RCS) |
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673 By default, RCS uses locking to coordinate the activities of several |
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674 users, but there is a mode called @dfn{non-strict locking} in which |
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675 you can check-in changes without locking the file first. Use |
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676 @samp{rcs -U} to switch to non-strict locking for a particular file, |
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677 see the @code{rcs} manual page for details. |
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679 When deducing the version control state of an RCS file, VC first |
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680 looks for an RCS version header string in the file (@pxref{Version |
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681 Headers}). If there is no header string, VC normally looks at the |
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682 file permissions of the work file; this is fast. But there might be |
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683 situations when the file permissions cannot be trusted. In this case |
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684 the master file has to be consulted, which is rather expensive. Also |
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685 the master file can only tell you @emph{if} there's any lock on the |
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687 version. |
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689 @vindex vc-consult-headers |
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690 You can tell VC not to use version headers to determine the file |
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691 status by setting @code{vc-consult-headers} to @code{nil}. VC then |
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692 always uses the file permissions (if it is supposed to trust them), or |
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693 else checks the master file. |
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695 @vindex vc-mistrust-permissions |
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696 You can specify the criterion for whether to trust the file |
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697 permissions by setting the variable @code{vc-mistrust-permissions}. |
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698 Its value can be @code{t} (always mistrust the file permissions and |
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699 check the master file), @code{nil} (always trust the file |
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700 permissions), or a function of one argument which makes the decision. |
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701 The argument is the directory name of the @file{RCS} subdirectory. A |
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702 non-@code{nil} value from the function says to mistrust the file |
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703 permissions. If you find that the file permissions of work files are |
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705 Then VC always checks the master file to determine the file's status. |
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707 VC determines the version control state of files under SCCS much as |
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708 with RCS. It does not consider SCCS version headers, though. Thus, |
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709 the variable @code{vc-mistrust-permissions} affects SCCS use, but |
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710 @code{vc-consult-headers} does not. |
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711 |
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712 @node CVS Options |
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713 @subsubsection Options specific for CVS |
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714 |
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715 @cindex locking (CVS) |
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716 By default, CVS does not use locking to coordinate the activities of |
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717 several users; anyone can change a work file at any time. However, |
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718 there are ways to restrict this, resulting in behavior that resembles |
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719 locking. |
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721 @cindex CVSREAD environment variable (CVS) |
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722 For one thing, you can set the @env{CVSREAD} environment variable |
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723 (the value you use makes no difference). If this variable is defined, |
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724 CVS makes your work files read-only by default. In Emacs, you must |
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725 type @kbd{C-x v v} to make the file writable, so that editing works |
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726 in fact similar as if locking was used. Note however, that no actual |
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727 locking is performed, so several users can make their files writable |
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728 at the same time. When setting @env{CVSREAD} for the first time, make |
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729 sure to check out all your modules anew, so that the file protections |
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730 are set correctly. |
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731 |
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732 @cindex cvs watch feature |
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733 @cindex watching files (CVS) |
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734 Another way to achieve something similar to locking is to use the |
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735 @dfn{watch} feature of CVS. If a file is being watched, CVS makes it |
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736 read-only by default, and you must also use @kbd{C-x v v} in Emacs to |
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737 make it writable. VC calls @code{cvs edit} to make the file writable, |
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738 and CVS takes care to notify other developers of the fact that you |
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739 intend to change the file. See the CVS documentation for details on |
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740 using the watch feature. |
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741 |
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742 @vindex vc-stay-local |
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743 @vindex vc-cvs-stay-local |
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744 @cindex remote repositories (CVS) |
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745 When a file's repository is on a remote machine, VC tries to keep |
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746 network interactions to a minimum. This is controlled by the variable |
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747 @code{vc-cvs-stay-local}. There is another variable, |
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748 @code{vc-stay-local}, which enables the feature also for other back |
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749 ends that support it, including CVS. In the following, we will talk |
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750 only about @code{vc-cvs-stay-local}, but everything applies to |
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751 @code{vc-stay-local} as well. |
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752 |
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753 If @code{vc-cvs-stay-local} is @code{t} (the default), then VC uses |
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754 only the entry in the local CVS subdirectory to determine the file's |
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755 state (and possibly information returned by previous CVS commands). |
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756 One consequence of this is that when you have modified a file, and |
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757 somebody else has already checked in other changes to the file, you |
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758 are not notified of it until you actually try to commit. (But you can |
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759 try to pick up any recent changes from the repository first, using |
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760 @kbd{C-x v m @key{RET}}, |
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761 @iftex |
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762 @pxref{Merging,,,emacs, the Emacs Manual}). |
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763 @end iftex |
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764 @ifnottex |
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765 @pxref{Merging}). |
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766 @end ifnottex |
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767 |
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768 When @code{vc-cvs-stay-local} is @code{t}, VC also makes local |
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769 version backups, so that simple diff and revert operations are |
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770 completely local (@pxref{Version Backups}). |
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771 |
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772 On the other hand, if you set @code{vc-cvs-stay-local} to @code{nil}, |
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773 then VC queries the remote repository @emph{before} it decides what to |
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774 do in @code{vc-next-action} (@kbd{C-x v v}), just as it does for local |
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775 repositories. It also does not make any version backups. |
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776 |
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777 You can also set @code{vc-cvs-stay-local} to a regular expression |
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778 that is matched against the repository host name; VC then stays local |
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779 only for repositories from hosts that match the pattern. |
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780 |
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781 @vindex vc-cvs-global-switches |
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782 You can specify additional command line options to pass to all CVS |
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783 operations in the variable @code{vc-cvs-global-switches}. These |
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784 switches are inserted immediately after the @code{cvs} command, before |
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785 the name of the operation to invoke. |
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787 @ignore | |
788 arch-tag: 140b8629-4339-4b5e-9e50-72453e51615e | |
789 @end ignore |