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Reorganize the VC entry a bit.
author Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
date Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:53:48 +0000
parents d5795d971979
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653 *** Passwords can be read from an authentification file. 653 *** Passwords can be read from an authentification file.
654 Tramp uses the package `auth-source' to read passwords from a file, if 654 Tramp uses the package `auth-source' to read passwords from a file, if
655 necessary. 655 necessary.
656 656
657 ** VC 657 ** VC and related modes
658 658
659 *** VC now supports applying VC operations to a set of files at a time. 659 *** VC now supports applying VC operations to a set of files at a time.
660 This enables VC to work much more effectively with changeset-oriented 660 This enables VC to work much more effectively with changeset-oriented
661 version-control systems such as Subversion, GNU Arch, Mercurial, Git 661 version-control systems such as Subversion, GNU Arch, Mercurial, Git
662 and Bzr. VC will now pass a multiple-file commit to these systems as 662 and Bzr. VC will now pass a multiple-file commit to these systems as
663 a single changeset. 663 a single changeset.
664 664
665 *** vc-dir is a new command that displays file names and their VC 665 *** vc-dir is a new command that displays file names and their VC
666 status. It allows to apply various VC operations to a file or a 666 status. It allows to apply various VC operations to a file, a
667 set of files. 667 directory or a set of files/directories.
668 668
669 *** Clicking on the VC mode-line entry now pops the VC menu. 669 *** Clicking on the VC mode-line entry now pops the VC menu.
670 670
671 *** The VC mode-line entry now has a tooltip that explains the VC file status. 671 *** The VC mode-line entry now has a tooltip that explains the VC file status.
672 672
682 *** In VC Annotate mode, for VC systems that support changesets, you 682 *** In VC Annotate mode, for VC systems that support changesets, you
683 can see the diff for the whole changeset (not only for the current 683 can see the diff for the whole changeset (not only for the current
684 file) by typing the D key or using the "Show changeset diff of 684 file) by typing the D key or using the "Show changeset diff of
685 revision at line" menu entry. 685 revision at line" menu entry.
686 686
687 *** Asynchronous VC commands display [Waiting...] in the mode-line
688 of the corresponding buffer as long as the asynchronous process is
689 active.
690
691 *** Log entries can be modified using the key "e" in log-view.
692 For now only CVS, RCS, SCCS and SVN support this functionality.
693 This is done by the `modify-change-comment' backend function.
694
687 *** In log-view-mode, for VC systems that support changesets, you can 695 *** In log-view-mode, for VC systems that support changesets, you can
688 see the diff for the whole changeset (not only for the current file) 696 see the diff for the whole changeset (not only for the current file)
689 by typing the D key or using the "Changeset Diff" menu entry. 697 by typing the D key or using the "Changeset Diff" menu entry.
690 698
699 *** In Log Edit mode, C-c C-d now shows the diff for the files involved.
700
691 *** vc-git supports the "git grep" command. 701 *** vc-git supports the "git grep" command.
692
693 *** Asynchronous VC commands display [Waiting...] in the mode-line
694 of the corresponding buffer as long as the asynchronous process is
695 active.
696
697 *** Log entries can be modified using the key "e" in log-view.
698 For now only CVS, RCS, SCCS and SVN support this functionality.
699 This is done by the `modify-change-comment' backend function.
700
701 *** In log-view-mode, for VC systems that support changesets, you can
702 see the diff for the whole changeset (not only for the current file)
703 by typing the D key or using the "Changeset Diff" menu entry.
704 702
705 *** VC Support for Meta-CVS has been removed for lack of maintainer able 703 *** VC Support for Meta-CVS has been removed for lack of maintainer able
706 to update it to the new VC. 704 to update it to the new VC.
707 705
708 ** Miscellaneous 706 ** Miscellaneous
741 739
742 *** `icomplete-prospects-height' now supercedes `icomplete-prospects-length'. 740 *** `icomplete-prospects-height' now supercedes `icomplete-prospects-length'.
743 741
744 *** Info displays breadcrumbs in the header of the page. 742 *** Info displays breadcrumbs in the header of the page.
745 See Info-breadcrumbs-depth to control it. 743 See Info-breadcrumbs-depth to control it.
746
747 *** In Log Edit mode, C-c C-d now shows the diff for the files involved.
748 744
749 *** net-utils has an `iwconfig' command, similar to the existing `ifconfig'. 745 *** net-utils has an `iwconfig' command, similar to the existing `ifconfig'.
750 It is used to configure wireless interfaces. 746 It is used to configure wireless interfaces.
751 747
752 *** The pcmpl-unix package supports hostname completion for ssh and scp. 748 *** The pcmpl-unix package supports hostname completion for ssh and scp.