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Re: Commit Messages from External editor not recognized

From: Andreas Pakulat <apaku_at_gmx.de>
Date: 2006-06-29 20:44:05 CEST

On 29.06.06 10:41:23, Bruce Knoth wrote:
> Environment: svn 1.3.2, WinXP
>
> I'm using Emacs as an external editor for svn.
>
> When I commit a file (ie. svn commit ReadMe.tx) svn
> immediatly responds with a message:
>
> Log message unchanged or not specified
> a)bort, c)ontinue, e)dit
>
> as it opens Emacs. I enter a log message through
> Emacs, save it, exit Emacs, and then I can respond
> "continue" to the message svn generated. My log
> message does not get entered into the repository.
>
> What can I do to use the external editor?

Tell emacs to not detach from the calling terminal, unfortunately I
don't know why.

svn expects that if the called editor exits the editing process is
finished, but emacs detaches itself and this looks like the editor
exited...

Andreas

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