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Re: Git vc-git.el versus Emacs vc-git.el versus Gits git.el

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 3, 2009, 17:46 UTC
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Alexandre Julliard <julliard@winehq.org> writes:
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>>  2. There is a vc-git.el in the Emacs top-of-trunk sources, and
>>     another one in the git/contrib/emacs directory in the Git
>>     sources. Which one should I use?  If I should use the one in
>>     Emacs, then why is there one in the Git source tree?
>
> The most recent one is the one in the Emacs trunk, so you should use
> this if possible. The one in the Git tree is an older version that's no
> longer maintained, though it can still be useful if you are running an
> old Emacs version.
A patch to add contrib/emacs/README to hold this info would be nice.
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  1. Brent GoodrickFeb 3, 2009
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  3. Brent GoodrickFeb 3, 2009
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