bug#60887: 29.0.60; Same keys for vc-dir-mark-by-regexp and dired-mark-files-regexp

[Juri Linkov]

close 60887 29.0.60
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>>  *** New command '%' ('vc-dir-mark-by-regexp').
>>  This command marks files based on a regexp.  If given a prefix
>>  argument, unmark instead.
>> 
>> This will cause problems when in the next versions users will request
>> more Dired keys in Vc-Dir.  For marking a regexp, Dired uses two keymaps:
>> 
>>   % m   dired-mark-files-regexp
>>   * %   dired-mark-files-regexp
>> 
>> This patch uses the same keys for compatibility between Dired and Vc-Dir:
>
> Thanks, this is okay for the emacs-29 branch.

Pushed.

>> +@findex vc-dir-mark-registered-files
>> +@item * r
>> +You can use this command to mark files that are in one of registered
>> +state, including edited, added or removed.
>    ^^^^^
> "states", I guess?
>
> And why isn't there a NEWS entry about the second change you make
> here?

Fixed as well.