Re: How to commit hunks using VC?

[Stefan Monnier]

> Is it possible to commit only some hunks using VC?

Many years ago, I used a local patch to VC that allowed me to do
"partial commits".  The way it worked, basically was:
- save/copy the current changes to some auxiliary file (there was no
  `git stash` back then, but it was similar, except it didn't actually
  change the files).
- then I could undo the hunks I didn't want to commit any which way
  I wanted (using diff-mode or manual editing, you name it).
- upon commit the previously saved changes were automatically be
  brought back.

Nowadays, you can basically do the same with `git stash`, but there's
indeed no "generic VC" support for it (only for the Git backend).


        Stefan