Re: VC-log helpful modeline information not adapting to scope

[Óscar Fuentes]

Tomas Nordin <tomasn@posteo.net> writes:

> Hello Emacs
>
> In the emacs repo, say, visiting INSTALL.REPO
>
> C-x v l (vc-print-log)
>
> gives me a log and a helpful message on the mode-line:
>
> Git-Log-View from INSTALL.REPO
>
> Helpful because indeed it logs changes that touch INSTALL.REPO.
>
> Visiting the same file again and
>
> C-x v L (vc-print-root-log)
>
> Shows the same message in the log buffer and it seems less helpful
> because now I see the log for the root of the repo.
>
> Is this a bug or am I just misunderstanding something? I am trying to
> get comfortable with VC namely. Not a show-stopper, but it doesn't help
> me understand its behaviour.

It is a bug. Please M-x report-emacs-bug