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Re: vc in emacs problem with git

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RMRustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com>
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Aug 29, 2009, 14:37 UTC
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On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:44 PM, Rustom Mody<rustompmody@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Just updating my own question:
> when I do a C-x v v (vc-next-action)
> which is supposed to be the most basic operation for checking in a file I get
>
>  Wrong type argument: stringp, nil
>
> So vc can be assumed to be a broken I guess?
Answering my own question:
Short answer: vc-git.el from git breaks vc in emacs
Long answer: see emacs mailing list discussion
 http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.help/browse_thread/thread/657d9c58baed7b0f#
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