(defvar diff-vc-backend)
(defvar diff-vc-revisions)
-;; Maybe we could even use comint-mode rather than shell-mode?
-(defvar vc-deduce-backend-nonvc-modes
+(defcustom vc-deduce-backend-nonvc-modes
+ ;; Maybe we could even use comint-mode rather than shell-mode?
'(dired-mode shell-mode eshell-mode compilation-mode)
"List of modes not supported by VC where backend should be deduced.
In these modes the backend is deduced based on `default-directory'.
-When nil, the backend is deduced in all modes.")
+If the value is t, the backend is deduced in all modes."
+ :type '(choice (const :tag "None" nil)
+ (repeat symbol)
+ (const :tag "All" t))
+ :version "30.1")
(defun vc-deduce-backend ()
(cond ((derived-mode-p 'vc-dir-mode) vc-dir-backend)
((derived-mode-p 'log-view-mode) log-view-vc-backend)
((derived-mode-p 'log-edit-mode) log-edit-vc-backend)
((derived-mode-p 'diff-mode) diff-vc-backend)
- ((or (null vc-deduce-backend-nonvc-modes)
+ ((or (eq vc-deduce-backend-nonvc-modes t)
(derived-mode-p vc-deduce-backend-nonvc-modes))
(ignore-errors (vc-responsible-backend default-directory)))
(vc-mode (vc-backend buffer-file-name))))