Re: turning off VC?

[Lee Sau Dan]

>>>>> "Kai" == Kai Großjohann <kai.grossjohann@uni-duisburg.de> writes:

    Kai> scs@eskimo.com (Steve Summit) writes:
    >> At another level, though, the fact that these errors are
    >> occurring is rather perplexing, although at the same time I'm
    >> almost glad of them, because there's a certain implication that
    >> if it weren't for the errors, emacs would be able to, and
    >> would, automatically check files in to or out of RCS for me,
    >> which I certainly wouldn't want it to do.

    Kai> No, Emacs only checks in/out if you invoke C-x v v, or
    Kai> another, similar command.  By default, Emacs just displays
    Kai> the version number in the mode line.

You're right in general.  However, if  you try to visit a missing file
"foo.c" and Emacs discovers that there  is a "foo.c,v", it does try to
check it out automatically.


    Kai> Maybe it helps to set the right variables, telling Emacs
    Kai> where to find the non-standard RCS executables?

Sure.  


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