bug#20470: 24.5; VC log buffer no longer scrolls itself

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net> writes:

>> Apply the patch or close the bug as a "wontfix"?

[...]

>> +(defcustom vc-log-jump-to-current nil
>> +  "If non-nil, `vc-print-log' moves point automatically to the
>> +log message for the current working revision."
>> +  :type 'boolean
>> +  :version "28.1")
>
> I think such option makes more sense in context of
> https://debbugs.gnu.org/35624#66
> that proposed to insert a header line for the current working revision
> where you can type 'D' to diff the working revision in vc-git logs.
>
> But I'm still not sure whether such option is needed at all since
> the long-established behavior is just to jump to the latest revision
> that should be followed in all VCSs.

Yeah, the issue is mainly whether that's nice as a user interface, since
the buffer is created asynchronously, and then skipping around is
problematic (see bug#15322).

Since this only affects CVS and RCS, but the proposed fix has wider
ramifications, I'm closing this as a wontfix.

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