Re: VC mode and git

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Yuri Khan <address@hidden>
> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 01:03:13 +0600
> Cc: Alan Mackenzie <address@hidden>, Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>, 
>       Emacs developers <address@hidden>
> 
> >   . start a new branch, and make all the unrelated changes there, or
> >
> >   . stash your changes, make the unrelated changes, commit them, then
> >     pop the stash and continue
> 
> Both these methods can work, but they break the flow even more than
> making a note to get back to after committing.

No, they don't.

> >> Bottom line: The index allows me to do several unrelated changes in
> >> the working copy, then separate them in two or more commits.
> >
> > There are other ways to do that without messing up your brain with the
> > index.
> 
> By messing it up with other things.

No, because they use methods available with most other VCSes.