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Re: Submitting vcs_info function

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From: Frank Terbeck <ft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: zsh-workers <zsh-workers@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Submitting vcs_info function
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:23:06 +0200
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Clint Adams <clint@xxxxxxx>:
> On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 10:32:42PM +0200, Frank Terbeck wrote:
> > +If you plan to use the information from var(vcs_info) in your prompt (which
> > +is its primary use), you need to enable the tt(PROMPT_SUBST) option.
> 
> I don't think that this claim is accurate.

Hm, true. How about 'Unless you dynamically build your prompt in
precmd(), you will need PROMPT_SUBST enabled.'?

Or: 'Depending on the way you are building your prompt you may need
PROMPT_SUBST enabled.'

Or something completely different (like dropping that sentence
altogether)?

Regards, Frank

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