(set (make-local-variable 'vc-parent-buffer) filebuf))
result-buf)))
-(defun vc-find-revision-no-save (file revision &optional backend)
- "Read REVISION of FILE into a buffer and return the buffer.
-Unlike `vc-find-revision-save', doesn't save the created buffer to file."
- (let ((filebuf (or (get-file-buffer file) (current-buffer)))
- (filename (vc-version-backup-file-name file revision 'manual)))
- (unless (or (get-file-buffer filename)
- (file-exists-p filename))
+(defun vc-find-revision-no-save (file revision &optional backend buffer)
+ "Read REVISION of FILE into BUFFER and return the buffer.
+If BUFFER omitted or nil, this function creates a new buffer and sets
+`buffer-file-name' to the name constructed from the file name and the
+revision number.
+Unlike `vc-find-revision-save', doesn't save the buffer to the file."
+ (let* ((buffer (when (buffer-live-p buffer) buffer))
+ (filebuf (or buffer (get-file-buffer file) (current-buffer)))
+ (filename (unless buffer (vc-version-backup-file-name file revision 'manual))))
+ (unless (and (not buffer)
+ (or (get-file-buffer filename)
+ (file-exists-p filename)))
(with-current-buffer filebuf
(let ((failed t))
(unwind-protect
(let ((coding-system-for-read 'no-conversion)
- (coding-system-for-write 'no-conversion))
- (with-current-buffer (create-file-buffer filename)
- (setq buffer-file-name filename)
+ (coding-system-for-write 'no-conversion))
+ (with-current-buffer (or buffer (create-file-buffer filename))
+ (unless buffer (setq buffer-file-name filename))
(let ((outbuf (current-buffer)))
(with-current-buffer filebuf
(if backend
(vc-call-backend backend 'find-revision file revision outbuf)
(vc-call find-revision file revision outbuf))))
(goto-char (point-min))
- (normal-mode)
+ (if buffer (let ((buffer-file-name file)) (normal-mode)) (normal-mode))
(set-buffer-modified-p nil)
(setq buffer-read-only t))
(setq failed nil))
- (when (and failed (get-file-buffer filename))
+ (when (and failed (unless buffer (get-file-buffer filename)))
+ (with-current-buffer (get-file-buffer filename)
+ (set-buffer-modified-p nil))
(kill-buffer (get-file-buffer filename)))))))
- (let ((result-buf (or (get-file-buffer filename)
+ (let ((result-buf (or buffer
+ (get-file-buffer filename)
(find-file-noselect filename))))
(with-current-buffer result-buf
(set (make-local-variable 'vc-parent-buffer) filebuf))