[Bug: 21.4.19] vc can not visit older versions beside the first one

[Uwe Brauer]

>>>>> "Ville" == Ville Skytt <Ville> writes:

   > On Tuesday 02 October 2007, Uwe Brauer wrote:
   >> 
   >> -  I can register new files, I can checkin and checkout, but I
   >> cannot visit older files.
   > [reordered]
   >> Could you please provide me with the line command I could try out?

   > Which backend do you use?  RCS?  If so, perhaps Adrian can help
   > out - I don't think I've ever used it.


Right RCS. Adrian do you read this?

   >> -  when I restart xemacs, the file seems no longer under version
   >> control, for example vc-status gives me an error I attach.

   >> From the attachment:

   >      call-interactively(my-vc-status-insert)

   > my-vc-status-insert is not part of vc nor do I know what it's
   > supposed to do, perhaps it's your local addition (in
   > ~/.xemacs/init.el?) and needs to be adapted to the new vc?

Right this is just a simple hack:
(defun my-vc-status-insert ()
  (interactive)
  (insert "Version")
  (insert (vc-status buffer-file-name)))



   > vc-status is gone in the new vc indeed, too bad seemingly without
   > a direct replacement.  Perhaps replacing

   >     (vc-status file)

   > with

   >     (vc-call mode-line-string file)

I try but what I am much more concerned about is the fact, that no
check in and check out seem not to work anymore.

Uwe