(vc-revert-buffer): Handle empty diff properly. (vc-version-backup-file): New function. (vc-checkout): Create a version backup if necessary. (vc-checkin): If a version backup file exists, delete it. (vc-version-diff): Diff locally using version backups, if available. (vc-revert-file): If there's a version backup, revert locally. (vc-transfer-file): Use version backup for base version, if available. If not, ask for confirmation whether to get it from the server. Update mode line before check-in.