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index ced550df1c992ae3bea8e62e27e4403b0a5f6c5f..02141dd48f24852e72011fc878095c49ca6d063d 100644 (file)
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "VCBackend.h"
 #include "Buffer.h"
+#include "DispatchResult.h"
 #include "LyX.h"
 #include "FuncRequest.h"
 
 #include "support/filetools.h"
 #include "support/gettext.h"
 #include "support/lstrings.h"
-#include "support/Path.h"
+#include "support/PathChanger.h"
 #include "support/Systemcall.h"
 #include "support/regex.h"
+#include "support/TempFile.h"
 
 #include <fstream>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <sstream>
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace lyx::support;
 
 
-
 namespace lyx {
 
 
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ int VCS::doVCCommandCall(string const & cmd, FileName const & path)
        LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "doVCCommandCall: " << cmd);
        Systemcall one;
        support::PathChanger p(path);
-       return one.startscript(Systemcall::Wait, cmd, string(), false);
+       return one.startscript(Systemcall::Wait, cmd, string(), string(), false);
 }
 
 
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ int VCS::doVCCommand(string const & cmd, FileName const & path, bool reportError
                owner_->setBusy(false);
        if (ret && reportError)
                frontend::Alert::error(_("Revision control error."),
-                       bformat(_("Some problem occured while running the command:\n"
+                       bformat(_("Some problem occurred while running the command:\n"
                                  "'%1$s'."),
                        from_utf8(cmd)));
        return ret;
@@ -68,14 +71,14 @@ int VCS::doVCCommand(string const & cmd, FileName const & path, bool reportError
 bool VCS::makeRCSRevision(string const &version, string &revis) const
 {
        string rev = revis;
-       
+
        if (isStrInt(rev)) {
                int back = convert<int>(rev);
                // if positive use as the last number in the whole revision string
                if (back > 0) {
                        string base;
-                       rsplit(version, base , '.' );
-                       rev = base + "." + rev;
+                       rsplit(version, base , '.');
+                       rev = base + '.' + rev;
                }
                if (back == 0)
                        rev = version;
@@ -83,14 +86,14 @@ bool VCS::makeRCSRevision(string const &version, string &revis) const
                // in case of backward indexing
                if (back < 0) {
                        string cur, base;
-                       cur = rsplit(version, base , '.' );
+                       cur = rsplit(version, base , '.');
                        if (!isStrInt(cur))
                                return false;
                        int want = convert<int>(cur) + back;
                        if (want <= 0)
                                return false;
-                       
-                       rev = base + "." + convert<string>(want);
+
+                       rev = base + '.' + convert<string>(want);
                }
        }
 
@@ -98,30 +101,32 @@ bool VCS::makeRCSRevision(string const &version, string &revis) const
        return true;
 }
 
-bool VCS::checkparentdirs(FileName const & file, std::string const & pathname)
+
+bool VCS::checkparentdirs(FileName const & file, std::string const & vcsdir)
 {
        FileName dirname = file.onlyPath();
-       FileName tocheck = FileName(addName(dirname.absFileName(),pathname));
-       LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "check file: " << tocheck.absFileName());
-       bool result = tocheck.exists();
-       while ( !result && !dirname.empty() ) {
-               dirname = dirname.parentPath();
-               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "check directory: " << dirname.absFileName());
-               tocheck = FileName(addName(dirname.absFileName(),pathname));
-               result = tocheck.exists();
-       }
-       return result;
+       do {
+               FileName tocheck = FileName(addName(dirname.absFileName(), vcsdir));
+               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "check file: " << tocheck.absFileName());
+               if (tocheck.exists())
+                       return true;
+               //this construct because of #8295
+               dirname = FileName(dirname.absFileName()).parentPath();
+       } while (!dirname.empty());
+       return false;
 }
 
-       
+
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // RCS
 //
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-RCS::RCS(FileName const & m)
+RCS::RCS(FileName const & m, Buffer * b) : VCS(b)
 {
+       // Here we know that the buffer file is either already in RCS or
+       // about to be registered
        master_ = m;
        scanMaster();
 }
@@ -149,11 +154,12 @@ FileName const RCS::findFile(FileName const & file)
 }
 
 
-void RCS::retrieve(FileName const & file)
+bool RCS::retrieve(FileName const & file)
 {
        LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "LyXVC::RCS: retrieve.\n\t" << file);
-       doVCCommandCall("co -q -r " + quoteName(file.toFilesystemEncoding()),
-                        FileName());
+       // The caller ensures that file does not exist, so no need to check that.
+       return doVCCommandCall("co -q -r " + quoteName(file.toFilesystemEncoding()),
+                              FileName()) == 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -165,6 +171,8 @@ void RCS::scanMaster()
        LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "LyXVC::RCS: scanMaster: " << master_);
 
        ifstream ifs(master_.toFilesystemEncoding().c_str());
+       // limit the size of strings we read to avoid memory problems
+       ifs >> setw(65636);
 
        string token;
        bool read_enough = false;
@@ -230,18 +238,56 @@ void RCS::registrer(string const & msg)
 }
 
 
-string RCS::checkIn(string const & msg)
+bool RCS::renameEnabled()
+{
+       return false;
+}
+
+
+string RCS::rename(support::FileName const & /*newFile*/, string const & /*msg*/)
+{
+       // not implemented, since a left-over file.lyx,v would be confusing.
+       return string();
+}
+
+
+bool RCS::copyEnabled()
+{
+       return true;
+}
+
+
+string RCS::copy(support::FileName const & newFile, string const & msg)
+{
+       // RCS has no real copy command, so we create a poor mans version
+       support::FileName const oldFile(owner_->absFileName());
+       if (!oldFile.copyTo(newFile))
+               return string();
+       FileName path(oldFile.onlyPath());
+       string relFile(to_utf8(newFile.relPath(path.absFileName())));
+       string cmd = "ci -q -u -i -t-\"";
+       cmd += msg;
+       cmd += "\" ";
+       cmd += quoteName(relFile);
+       return doVCCommand(cmd, path) ? string() : "RCS: Proceeded";
+}
+
+
+LyXVC::CommandResult RCS::checkIn(string const & msg, string & log)
 {
        int ret = doVCCommand("ci -q -u -m\"" + msg + "\" "
                    + quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName())),
                    FileName(owner_->filePath()));
-       return ret ? string() : "RCS: Proceeded";
+       if (ret)
+               return LyXVC::ErrorCommand;
+       log = "RCS: Proceeded";
+       return LyXVC::VCSuccess;
 }
 
 
 bool RCS::checkInEnabled()
 {
-       return owner_ && !owner_->isReadonly();
+       return owner_ && !owner_->hasReadonlyFlag();
 }
 
 
@@ -252,7 +298,8 @@ bool RCS::isCheckInWithConfirmation()
        // if (getDiff(file, diff) && diff.empty())
        //      return false;
 
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcout");
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
                return true;
@@ -263,7 +310,6 @@ bool RCS::isCheckInWithConfirmation()
                FileName(owner_->filePath()));
 
        docstring diff = tmpf.fileContents("UTF-8");
-       tmpf.erase();
 
        if (diff.empty())
                return false;
@@ -283,7 +329,7 @@ string RCS::checkOut()
 
 bool RCS::checkOutEnabled()
 {
-       return owner_ && owner_->isReadonly();
+       return owner_ && owner_->hasReadonlyFlag();
 }
 
 
@@ -318,7 +364,7 @@ bool RCS::lockingToggleEnabled()
 
 bool RCS::revert()
 {
-       if (doVCCommand("co -f -u" + version_ + " "
+       if (doVCCommand("co -f -u" + version_ + ' '
                    + quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName())),
                    FileName(owner_->filePath())))
                return false;
@@ -338,7 +384,7 @@ bool RCS::isRevertWithConfirmation()
 void RCS::undoLast()
 {
        LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "LyXVC: undoLast");
-       doVCCommand("rcs -o" + version_ + " "
+       doVCCommand("rcs -o" + version_ + ' '
                    + quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName())),
                    FileName(owner_->filePath()));
 }
@@ -346,7 +392,7 @@ void RCS::undoLast()
 
 bool RCS::undoLastEnabled()
 {
-       return true;
+       return owner_->hasReadonlyFlag();
 }
 
 
@@ -384,7 +430,8 @@ string RCS::revisionInfo(LyXVC::RevisionInfo const info)
                        return rev_date_cache_;
                case LyXVC::Time:
                        return rev_time_cache_;
-               default: ;
+               default:
+                       break;
        }
 
        return string();
@@ -393,7 +440,8 @@ string RCS::revisionInfo(LyXVC::RevisionInfo const info)
 
 bool RCS::getRevisionInfo()
 {
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcout");
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
                return false;
@@ -440,16 +488,19 @@ bool RCS::prepareFileRevision(string const &revis, string & f)
        if (!VCS::makeRCSRevision(version_, rev))
                return false;
 
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcrev_" + rev + "_");
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcrev_" + rev + '_');
+       tempfile.setAutoRemove(false);
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
                return false;
        }
 
-       doVCCommand("co -p" + rev + " "
+       doVCCommand("co -p" + rev + ' '
                      + quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName()))
                      + " > " + quoteName(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding()),
                FileName(owner_->filePath()));
+       tmpf.refresh();
        if (tmpf.isFileEmpty())
                return false;
 
@@ -470,10 +521,11 @@ bool RCS::prepareFileRevisionEnabled()
 //
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-CVS::CVS(FileName const & m, FileName const & f)
+CVS::CVS(FileName const & m, Buffer * b) : VCS(b)
 {
+       // Here we know that the buffer file is either already in CVS or
+       // about to be registered
        master_ = m;
-       file_ = f;
        have_rev_info_ = false;
        scanMaster();
 }
@@ -508,7 +560,7 @@ void CVS::scanMaster()
        LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "LyXVC::CVS: scanMaster. \n     Checking: " << master_);
        // Ok now we do the real scan...
        ifstream ifs(master_.toFilesystemEncoding().c_str());
-       string name = onlyFileName(file_.absFileName());
+       string name = onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName());
        string tmpf = '/' + name + '/';
        LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "\tlooking for `" << tmpf << '\'');
        string line;
@@ -518,8 +570,10 @@ void CVS::scanMaster()
                if (contains(line, tmpf)) {
                        // Ok extract the fields.
                        smatch sm;
-
-                       regex_match(line, sm, reg);
+                       if (!regex_match(line, sm, reg)) {
+                               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "\t  Cannot parse line. Skipping.");
+                               continue;
+                       }
 
                        //sm[0]; // whole matched string
                        //sm[1]; // filename
@@ -528,12 +582,13 @@ void CVS::scanMaster()
 
                        //sm[4]; // options
                        //sm[5]; // tag or tagdate
-                       if (file_.isReadableFile()) {
-                               time_t mod = file_.lastModified();
+                       FileName file(owner_->absFileName());
+                       if (file.isReadableFile()) {
+                               time_t mod = file.lastModified();
                                string mod_date = rtrim(asctime(gmtime(&mod)), "\n");
                                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Date in Entries: `" << file_date
                                        << "'\nModification date of file: `" << mod_date << '\'');
-                               if (file_.isReadOnly()) {
+                               if (file.isReadOnly()) {
                                        // readonly checkout is unlocked
                                        vcstatus = UNLOCKED;
                                } else {
@@ -551,6 +606,15 @@ void CVS::scanMaster()
 }
 
 
+bool CVS::retrieve(FileName const & file)
+{
+       LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "LyXVC::CVS: retrieve.\n\t" << file);
+       // The caller ensures that file does not exist, so no need to check that.
+       return doVCCommandCall("cvs -q update " + quoteName(file.toFilesystemEncoding()),
+                              file.onlyPath()) == 0;
+}
+
+
 string const CVS::getTarget(OperationMode opmode) const
 {
        switch(opmode) {
@@ -583,7 +647,7 @@ docstring CVS::toString(CvsStatus status) const
        case StatusError:
                return _("Cannot retrieve CVS status");
        }
-       return 0;
+       return docstring();
 }
 
 
@@ -606,7 +670,8 @@ int CVS::doVCCommandCallWithOutput(std::string const & cmd,
 
 CVS::CvsStatus CVS::getStatus()
 {
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcout");
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
                return StatusError;
@@ -614,7 +679,6 @@ CVS::CvsStatus CVS::getStatus()
 
        if (doVCCommandCallWithOutput("cvs status " + getTarget(File),
                FileName(owner_->filePath()), tmpf)) {
-               tmpf.removeFile();
                return StatusError;
        }
 
@@ -624,7 +688,7 @@ CVS::CvsStatus CVS::getStatus()
        while (ifs) {
                string line;
                getline(ifs, line);
-               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, line << "\n");
+               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, line << '\n');
                if (prefixIs(line, "File:")) {
                        if (contains(line, "Up-to-date"))
                                status = UpToDate;
@@ -638,7 +702,6 @@ CVS::CvsStatus CVS::getStatus()
                                status = NeedsCheckout;
                }
        }
-       tmpf.removeFile();
        return status;
 }
 
@@ -647,28 +710,28 @@ void CVS::getRevisionInfo()
        if (have_rev_info_)
                return;
        have_rev_info_ = true;
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcout");
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
                return;
        }
-       
-       int rc = doVCCommandCallWithOutput("cvs log -r" + version_ 
-               + " " + getTarget(File),
+
+       int rc = doVCCommandCallWithOutput("cvs log -r" + version_
+               + ' ' + getTarget(File),
                FileName(owner_->filePath()), tmpf);
        if (rc) {
-               tmpf.removeFile();
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "cvs log failed with exit code " << rc);
                return;
        }
-       
+
        ifstream ifs(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding().c_str());
        static regex const reg("date: (.*) (.*) (.*);  author: (.*);  state: (.*);(.*)");
 
        while (ifs) {
                string line;
                getline(ifs, line);
-               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, line << "\n");
+               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, line << '\n');
                if (prefixIs(line, "date:")) {
                        smatch sm;
                        regex_match(line, sm, reg);
@@ -680,7 +743,6 @@ void CVS::getRevisionInfo()
                        break;
                }
        }
-       tmpf.removeFile();
        if (rev_author_cache_.empty())
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC,
                   "Could not retrieve revision info for " << version_ <<
@@ -696,6 +758,45 @@ void CVS::registrer(string const & msg)
 }
 
 
+bool CVS::renameEnabled()
+{
+       return true;
+}
+
+
+string CVS::rename(support::FileName const & newFile, string const & msg)
+{
+       // CVS has no real rename command, so we create a poor mans version
+       support::FileName const oldFile(owner_->absFileName());
+       string ret = copy(newFile, msg);
+       if (ret.empty())
+               return ret;
+       string cmd = "cvs -q remove -m \"" + msg + "\" " +
+               quoteName(oldFile.onlyFileName());
+       FileName path(oldFile.onlyPath());
+       return doVCCommand(cmd, path) ? string() : ret;
+}
+
+
+bool CVS::copyEnabled()
+{
+       return true;
+}
+
+
+string CVS::copy(support::FileName const & newFile, string const & msg)
+{
+       // CVS has no real copy command, so we create a poor mans version
+       support::FileName const oldFile(owner_->absFileName());
+       if (!oldFile.copyTo(newFile))
+               return string();
+       FileName path(oldFile.onlyPath());
+       string relFile(to_utf8(newFile.relPath(path.absFileName())));
+       string cmd("cvs -q add -m \"" + msg + "\" " + quoteName(relFile));
+       return doVCCommand(cmd, path) ? string() : "CVS: Proceeded";
+}
+
+
 void CVS::getDiff(OperationMode opmode, FileName const & tmpf)
 {
        doVCCommandWithOutput("cvs diff " + getTarget(opmode),
@@ -734,7 +835,7 @@ string CVS::scanLogFile(FileName const & f, string & status)
        while (ifs) {
                string line;
                getline(ifs, line);
-               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, line << "\n");
+               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, line << '\n');
                if (!line.empty())
                        status += line + "; ";
                if (prefixIs(line, "C ")) {
@@ -745,22 +846,27 @@ string CVS::scanLogFile(FileName const & f, string & status)
        ifs.close();
        return string();
 }
-       
-       
-string CVS::checkIn(string const & msg)
+
+
+LyXVC::CommandResult CVS::checkIn(string const & msg, string & log)
 {
        CvsStatus status = getStatus();
        switch (status) {
        case UpToDate:
                if (vcstatus != NOLOCKING)
-                       unedit();
-               return "CVS: Proceeded";
+                       if (unedit())
+                               return LyXVC::ErrorCommand;
+               log = "CVS: Proceeded";
+               return LyXVC::VCSuccess;
        case LocallyModified:
        case LocallyAdded: {
                int rc = doVCCommand("cvs -q commit -m \"" + msg + "\" "
                        + getTarget(File),
                    FileName(owner_->filePath()));
-               return rc ? string() : "CVS: Proceeded";
+               if (rc)
+                       return LyXVC::ErrorCommand;
+               log = "CVS: Proceeded";
+               return LyXVC::VCSuccess;
        }
        case NeedsMerge:
        case NeedsCheckout:
@@ -775,7 +881,7 @@ string CVS::checkIn(string const & msg)
                                toString(status)));
                break;
        }
-       return string();
+       return LyXVC::ErrorBefore;
 }
 
 
@@ -807,12 +913,13 @@ string CVS::checkOut()
 {
        if (vcstatus != NOLOCKING && edit())
                return string();
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcout");
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
                return string();
        }
-       
+
        int rc = update(File, tmpf);
        string log;
        string const res = scanLogFile(tmpf, log);
@@ -824,8 +931,7 @@ string CVS::checkOut()
                                from_local8bit(res)));
                rc = 0;
        }
-       
-       tmpf.erase();
+
        return rc ? string() : log.empty() ? "CVS: Proceeded" : "CVS: " + log;
 }
 
@@ -841,12 +947,13 @@ bool CVS::checkOutEnabled()
 
 string CVS::repoUpdate()
 {
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcout");
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
                return string();
        }
-       
+
        getDiff(Directory, tmpf);
        docstring res = tmpf.fileContents("UTF-8");
        if (!res.empty()) {
@@ -858,16 +965,14 @@ string CVS::repoUpdate()
                                "or you will need to revert back to the repository version."), file);
                int ret = frontend::Alert::prompt(_("Changes detected"),
                                text, 0, 1, _("&Continue"), _("&Abort"), _("View &Log ..."));
-               if (ret == 2 ) {
+               if (ret == 2) {
                        dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_DIALOG_SHOW, "file " + tmpf.absFileName()));
                        ret = frontend::Alert::prompt(_("Changes detected"),
                                text, 0, 1, _("&Continue"), _("&Abort"));
                        hideDialogs("file", 0);
                }
-               if (ret == 1 ) {
-                       tmpf.removeFile();
+               if (ret == 1)
                        return string();
-               }
        }
 
        int rc = update(Directory, tmpf);
@@ -885,8 +990,6 @@ string CVS::repoUpdate()
                                file, from_local8bit(sres)));
                rc = 0;
        }
-       
-       tmpf.removeFile();
 
        return rc ? string() : log.empty() ? "CVS: Proceeded" : "CVS: " + log;
 }
@@ -1000,7 +1103,8 @@ string CVS::revisionInfo(LyXVC::RevisionInfo const info)
                        return rev_date_cache_;
                case LyXVC::Time:
                        return rev_time_cache_;
-               default: ;
+               default:
+                       break;
                }
        }
        return string();
@@ -1013,15 +1117,18 @@ bool CVS::prepareFileRevision(string const & revis, string & f)
        if (!VCS::makeRCSRevision(version_, rev))
                return false;
 
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcrev_" + rev + "_");
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcrev_" + rev + '_');
+       tempfile.setAutoRemove(false);
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
                return false;
        }
 
-       doVCCommandWithOutput("cvs update -p -r" + rev + " "
+       doVCCommandWithOutput("cvs update -p -r" + rev + ' '
                + getTarget(File),
                FileName(owner_->filePath()), tmpf);
+       tmpf.refresh();
        if (tmpf.isFileEmpty())
                return false;
 
@@ -1042,11 +1149,11 @@ bool CVS::prepareFileRevisionEnabled()
 //
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-SVN::SVN(FileName const & m, FileName const & f)
+SVN::SVN(FileName const & m, Buffer * b) : VCS(b)
 {
-       owner_ = 0;
+       // Here we know that the buffer file is either already in SVN or
+       // about to be registered
        master_ = m;
-       file_ = f;
        locked_mode_ = 0;
        scanMaster();
 }
@@ -1061,7 +1168,8 @@ FileName const SVN::findFile(FileName const & file)
        }
 
        // Now we check the status of the file.
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcout");
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
                return FileName();
@@ -1079,31 +1187,31 @@ FileName const SVN::findFile(FileName const & file)
 
 void SVN::scanMaster()
 {
-       // vcstatus code is somewhat superflous, until we want
-       // to implement read-only toggle for svn.
+       // vcstatus code is somewhat superflous,
+       // until we want to implement read-only toggle for svn.
        vcstatus = NOLOCKING;
        if (checkLockMode()) {
-               if (isLocked()) {
+               if (isLocked())
                        vcstatus = LOCKED;
-               } else {
+               else
                        vcstatus = UNLOCKED;
-               }
        }
 }
 
 
 bool SVN::checkLockMode()
 {
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcout");
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()){
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
                return false;
        }
 
        LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Detecting locking mode...");
-       if (doVCCommandCall("svn proplist " + quoteName(file_.onlyFileName())
+       if (doVCCommandCall("svn proplist " + quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName()))
                    + " > " + quoteName(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding()),
-                   file_.onlyPath()))
+                   FileName(owner_->filePath())))
                return false;
 
        ifstream ifs(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding().c_str());
@@ -1126,8 +1234,18 @@ bool SVN::checkLockMode()
 
 bool SVN::isLocked() const
 {
-       file_.refresh();
-       return !file_.isReadOnly();
+       FileName file(owner_->absFileName());
+       file.refresh();
+       return !file.isReadOnly();
+}
+
+
+bool SVN::retrieve(FileName const & file)
+{
+       LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "LyXVC::SVN: retrieve.\n\t" << file);
+       // The caller ensures that file does not exist, so no need to check that.
+       return doVCCommandCall("svn update -q --non-interactive " + quoteName(file.onlyFileName()),
+                              file.onlyPath()) == 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -1138,31 +1256,116 @@ void SVN::registrer(string const & /*msg*/)
 }
 
 
-string SVN::checkIn(string const & msg)
+bool SVN::renameEnabled()
 {
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcout");
+       return true;
+}
+
+
+string SVN::rename(support::FileName const & newFile, string const & msg)
+{
+       // svn move does not require a log message, since it does not commit.
+       // In LyX we commit immediately afterwards, otherwise it could be
+       // confusing to the user to have two uncommitted files.
+       FileName path(owner_->filePath());
+       string relFile(to_utf8(newFile.relPath(path.absFileName())));
+       string cmd("svn move -q " + quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName())) +
+                  ' ' + quoteName(relFile));
+       if (doVCCommand(cmd, path)) {
+               cmd = "svn revert -q " +
+                       quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName())) + ' ' +
+                       quoteName(relFile);
+               doVCCommand(cmd, path);
+               if (newFile.exists())
+                       newFile.removeFile();
+               return string();
+       }
+       vector<support::FileName> f;
+       f.push_back(owner_->fileName());
+       f.push_back(newFile);
+       string log;
+       if (checkIn(f, msg, log) != LyXVC::VCSuccess) {
+               cmd = "svn revert -q " +
+                       quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName())) + ' ' +
+                       quoteName(relFile);
+               doVCCommand(cmd, path);
+               if (newFile.exists())
+                       newFile.removeFile();
+               return string();
+       }
+       return log;
+}
+
+
+bool SVN::copyEnabled()
+{
+       return true;
+}
+
+
+string SVN::copy(support::FileName const & newFile, string const & msg)
+{
+       // svn copy does not require a log message, since it does not commit.
+       // In LyX we commit immediately afterwards, otherwise it could be
+       // confusing to the user to have an uncommitted file.
+       FileName path(owner_->filePath());
+       string relFile(to_utf8(newFile.relPath(path.absFileName())));
+       string cmd("svn copy -q " + quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName())) +
+                  ' ' + quoteName(relFile));
+       if (doVCCommand(cmd, path))
+               return string();
+       vector<support::FileName> f(1, newFile);
+       string log;
+       if (checkIn(f, msg, log) == LyXVC::VCSuccess)
+               return log;
+       return string();
+}
+
+
+LyXVC::CommandResult SVN::checkIn(string const & msg, string & log)
+{
+       vector<support::FileName> f(1, owner_->fileName());
+       return checkIn(f, msg, log);
+}
+
+
+LyXVC::CommandResult
+SVN::checkIn(vector<support::FileName> const & f, string const & msg, string & log)
+{
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()){
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
-               return N_("Error: Could not generate logfile.");
+               log = N_("Error: Could not generate logfile.");
+               return LyXVC::ErrorBefore;
        }
 
-       doVCCommand("svn commit -m \"" + msg + "\" "
-                   + quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName()))
-                   + " > " + quoteName(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding()),
-                   FileName(owner_->filePath()));
+       ostringstream os;
+       os << "svn commit -m \"" << msg << '"';
+       for (size_t i = 0; i < f.size(); ++i)
+               os << ' ' << quoteName(f[i].onlyFileName());
+       os << " > " << quoteName(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding());
+       LyXVC::CommandResult ret =
+               doVCCommand(os.str(), FileName(owner_->filePath())) ?
+                       LyXVC::ErrorCommand : LyXVC::VCSuccess;
 
-       string log;
        string res = scanLogFile(tmpf, log);
-       if (!res.empty())
+       if (!res.empty()) {
                frontend::Alert::error(_("Revision control error."),
                                _("Error when committing to repository.\n"
                                "You have to manually resolve the problem.\n"
                                "LyX will reopen the document after you press OK."));
+               ret = LyXVC::ErrorCommand;
+       }
        else
-               fileLock(false, tmpf, log);
+               if (!fileLock(false, tmpf, log))
+                       ret = LyXVC::ErrorCommand;
 
-       tmpf.erase();
-       return log.empty() ? string() : "SVN: " + log;
+       if (!log.empty())
+               log.insert(0, "SVN: ");
+       if (ret == LyXVC::VCSuccess && log.empty())
+               log = "SVN: Proceeded";
+       return ret;
 }
 
 
@@ -1179,7 +1382,8 @@ bool SVN::isCheckInWithConfirmation()
 {
        // FIXME one day common getDiff and perhaps OpMode for all backends
 
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcout");
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
                return true;
@@ -1190,7 +1394,6 @@ bool SVN::isCheckInWithConfirmation()
                FileName(owner_->filePath()));
 
        docstring diff = tmpf.fileContents("UTF-8");
-       tmpf.erase();
 
        if (diff.empty())
                return false;
@@ -1209,8 +1412,8 @@ string SVN::scanLogFile(FileName const & f, string & status)
 
        while (ifs) {
                getline(ifs, line);
-               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, line << "\n");
-               if (!line.empty()) 
+               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, line << '\n');
+               if (!line.empty())
                        status += line + "; ";
                if (prefixIs(line, "C ") || prefixIs(line, "CU ")
                                         || contains(line, "Commit failed")) {
@@ -1227,17 +1430,17 @@ string SVN::scanLogFile(FileName const & f, string & status)
 }
 
 
-void SVN::fileLock(bool lock, FileName const & tmpf, string &status)
+bool SVN::fileLock(bool lock, FileName const & tmpf, string &status)
 {
        if (!locked_mode_ || (isLocked() == lock))
-               return;
+               return true;
 
        string const arg = lock ? "lock " : "unlock ";
        doVCCommand("svn "+ arg + quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName()))
                    + " > " + quoteName(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding()),
                    FileName(owner_->filePath()));
 
-       // Lock error messages go unfortunately on stderr and are unreachible this way.
+       // Lock error messages go unfortunately on stderr and are unreachable this way.
        ifstream ifs(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding().c_str());
        string line;
        while (ifs) {
@@ -1246,22 +1449,27 @@ void SVN::fileLock(bool lock, FileName const & tmpf, string &status)
        }
        ifs.close();
 
-       if (!isLocked() && lock)
+       if (isLocked() == lock)
+               return true;
+
+       if (lock)
                frontend::Alert::error(_("Revision control error."),
                        _("Error while acquiring write lock.\n"
                        "Another user is most probably editing\n"
                        "the current document now!\n"
                        "Also check the access to the repository."));
-       if (isLocked() && !lock)
+       else
                frontend::Alert::error(_("Revision control error."),
                        _("Error while releasing write lock.\n"
                        "Check the access to the repository."));
+       return false;
 }
 
 
 string SVN::checkOut()
 {
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcout");
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
                return N_("Error: Could not generate logfile.");
@@ -1282,7 +1490,6 @@ string SVN::checkOut()
 
        fileLock(true, tmpf, log);
 
-       tmpf.erase();
        return log.empty() ? string() : "SVN: " + log;
 }
 
@@ -1298,7 +1505,8 @@ bool SVN::checkOutEnabled()
 
 string SVN::repoUpdate()
 {
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcout");
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
                return N_("Error: Could not generate logfile.");
@@ -1318,16 +1526,14 @@ string SVN::repoUpdate()
                                "\n\nContinue?"), file);
                int ret = frontend::Alert::prompt(_("Changes detected"),
                                text, 0, 1, _("&Yes"), _("&No"), _("View &Log ..."));
-               if (ret == 2 ) {
+               if (ret == 2) {
                        dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_DIALOG_SHOW, "file " + tmpf.absFileName()));
                        ret = frontend::Alert::prompt(_("Changes detected"),
                                text, 0, 1, _("&Yes"), _("&No"));
                        hideDialogs("file", 0);
                }
-               if (ret == 1 ) {
-                       tmpf.erase();
+               if (ret == 1)
                        return string();
-               }
        }
 
        // Reverting looks too harsh, see bug #6255.
@@ -1341,7 +1547,6 @@ string SVN::repoUpdate()
        res += "Update log:\n" + tmpf.fileContents("UTF-8");
 
        LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, res);
-       tmpf.erase();
        return to_utf8(res);
 }
 
@@ -1354,7 +1559,8 @@ bool SVN::repoUpdateEnabled()
 
 string SVN::lockingToggle()
 {
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcout");
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
                return N_("Error: Could not generate logfile.");
@@ -1382,13 +1588,13 @@ string SVN::lockingToggle()
        if (ret)
                return string();
 
-       tmpf.erase();
-       frontend::Alert::warning(_("VCN File Locking"),
-               (locking ? _("Locking property unset.") : _("Locking property set.")) + "\n"
+       frontend::Alert::warning(_("SVN File Locking"),
+               (locking ? _("Locking property unset.") : _("Locking property set.")) + '\n'
                + _("Do not forget to commit the locking property into the repository."),
                true);
 
-       return string("SVN: ") +  N_("Locking property set.");
+       return string("SVN: ") + (locking ?
+               N_("Locking property unset.") : N_("Locking property set."));
 }
 
 
@@ -1437,13 +1643,13 @@ bool SVN::undoLastEnabled()
 string SVN::revisionInfo(LyXVC::RevisionInfo const info)
 {
        if (info == LyXVC::Tree) {
-                       if (rev_tree_cache_.empty())
-                               if (!getTreeRevisionInfo())
-                                       rev_tree_cache_ = "?";
-                       if (rev_tree_cache_ == "?")
-                               return string();
+               if (rev_tree_cache_.empty())
+                       if (!getTreeRevisionInfo())
+                               rev_tree_cache_ = "?";
+               if (rev_tree_cache_ == "?")
+                       return string();
 
-                       return rev_tree_cache_;
+               return rev_tree_cache_;
        }
 
        // fill the rest of the attributes for a single file
@@ -1462,8 +1668,8 @@ string SVN::revisionInfo(LyXVC::RevisionInfo const info)
                        return rev_date_cache_;
                case LyXVC::Time:
                        return rev_time_cache_;
-               default: ;
-
+               default:
+                       break;
        }
 
        return string();
@@ -1472,7 +1678,8 @@ string SVN::revisionInfo(LyXVC::RevisionInfo const info)
 
 bool SVN::getFileRevisionInfo()
 {
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcout");
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
                return false;
@@ -1518,14 +1725,14 @@ bool SVN::getFileRevisionInfo()
        }
 
        ifs.close();
-       tmpf.erase();
        return !rev.empty();
 }
 
 
 bool SVN::getTreeRevisionInfo()
 {
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcout");
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
                return false;
@@ -1542,7 +1749,6 @@ bool SVN::getTreeRevisionInfo()
        string line;
        getline(ifs, line);
        ifs.close();
-       tmpf.erase();
 
        rev_tree_cache_ = line;
        return !line.empty();
@@ -1576,16 +1782,19 @@ bool SVN::prepareFileRevision(string const & revis, string & f)
        }
 
        string revname = convert<string>(rev);
-       FileName tmpf = FileName::tempName("lyxvcrev_" + revname + "_");
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcrev_" + revname + '_');
+       tempfile.setAutoRemove(false);
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
        if (tmpf.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
                return false;
        }
 
-       doVCCommand("svn cat -r " + revname + " "
+       doVCCommand("svn cat -r " + revname + ' '
                      + quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName()))
                      + " > " + quoteName(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding()),
                FileName(owner_->filePath()));
+       tmpf.refresh();
        if (tmpf.isFileEmpty())
                return false;
 
@@ -1607,4 +1816,455 @@ bool SVN::toggleReadOnlyEnabled()
 }
 
 
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// GIT
+//
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+GIT::GIT(FileName const & m, Buffer * b) : VCS(b)
+{
+       // Here we know that the buffer file is either already in GIT or
+       // about to be registered
+       master_ = m;
+       scanMaster();
+}
+
+
+FileName const GIT::findFile(FileName const & file)
+{
+       // First we check the existence of repository meta data.
+       if (!VCS::checkparentdirs(file, ".git")) {
+               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Cannot find GIT meta data for " << file);
+               return FileName();
+       }
+
+       // Now we check the status of the file.
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
+       if (tmpf.empty()) {
+               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
+               return FileName();
+       }
+
+       string const fname = onlyFileName(file.absFileName());
+       LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "LyXVC: Checking if file is under git control for `"
+                       << fname << '\'');
+       doVCCommandCall("git ls-files " +
+                       quoteName(fname) + " > " +
+                       quoteName(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding()),
+                       file.onlyPath());
+       tmpf.refresh();
+       bool found = !tmpf.isFileEmpty();
+       LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "GIT control: " << (found ? "enabled" : "disabled"));
+       return found ? file : FileName();
+}
+
+
+void GIT::scanMaster()
+{
+       // vcstatus code is somewhat superflous,
+       // until we want to implement read-only toggle for git.
+       vcstatus = NOLOCKING;
+}
+
+
+bool GIT::retrieve(FileName const & file)
+{
+       LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "LyXVC::GIT: retrieve.\n\t" << file);
+       // The caller ensures that file does not exist, so no need to check that.
+       return doVCCommandCall("git checkout -q " + quoteName(file.onlyFileName()),
+                              file.onlyPath()) == 0;
+}
+
+
+void GIT::registrer(string const & /*msg*/)
+{
+       doVCCommand("git add " + quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName())),
+                   FileName(owner_->filePath()));
+}
+
+
+bool GIT::renameEnabled()
+{
+       return true;
+}
+
+
+string GIT::rename(support::FileName const & newFile, string const & msg)
+{
+       // git mv does not require a log message, since it does not commit.
+       // In LyX we commit immediately afterwards, otherwise it could be
+       // confusing to the user to have two uncommitted files.
+       FileName path(owner_->filePath());
+       string relFile(to_utf8(newFile.relPath(path.absFileName())));
+       string cmd("git mv " + quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName())) +
+                  ' ' + quoteName(relFile));
+       if (doVCCommand(cmd, path)) {
+               cmd = "git checkout -q " +
+                       quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName())) + ' ' +
+                       quoteName(relFile);
+               doVCCommand(cmd, path);
+               if (newFile.exists())
+                       newFile.removeFile();
+               return string();
+       }
+       vector<support::FileName> f;
+       f.push_back(owner_->fileName());
+       f.push_back(newFile);
+       string log;
+       if (checkIn(f, msg, log) != LyXVC::VCSuccess) {
+               cmd = "git checkout -q " +
+                       quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName())) + ' ' +
+                       quoteName(relFile);
+               doVCCommand(cmd, path);
+               if (newFile.exists())
+                       newFile.removeFile();
+               return string();
+       }
+       return log;
+}
+
+
+bool GIT::copyEnabled()
+{
+       return false;
+}
+
+
+string GIT::copy(support::FileName const & /*newFile*/, string const & /*msg*/)
+{
+       // git does not support copy with history preservation
+       return string();
+}
+
+
+LyXVC::CommandResult GIT::checkIn(string const & msg, string & log)
+{
+       vector<support::FileName> f(1, owner_->fileName());
+       return checkIn(f, msg, log);
+}
+
+
+LyXVC::CommandResult
+GIT::checkIn(vector<support::FileName> const & f, string const & msg, string & log)
+{
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
+       if (tmpf.empty()){
+               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
+               log = N_("Error: Could not generate logfile.");
+               return LyXVC::ErrorBefore;
+       }
+
+       ostringstream os;
+       os << "git commit -m \"" << msg << '"';
+       for (size_t i = 0; i < f.size(); ++i)
+               os << ' ' << quoteName(f[i].onlyFileName());
+       os << " > " << quoteName(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding());
+       LyXVC::CommandResult ret =
+               doVCCommand(os.str(), FileName(owner_->filePath())) ?
+                       LyXVC::ErrorCommand : LyXVC::VCSuccess;
+
+       string res = scanLogFile(tmpf, log);
+       if (!res.empty()) {
+               frontend::Alert::error(_("Revision control error."),
+                               _("Error when committing to repository.\n"
+                               "You have to manually resolve the problem.\n"
+                               "LyX will reopen the document after you press OK."));
+               ret = LyXVC::ErrorCommand;
+       }
+
+       if (!log.empty())
+               log.insert(0, "GIT: ");
+       if (ret == LyXVC::VCSuccess && log.empty())
+               log = "GIT: Proceeded";
+       return ret;
+}
+
+
+bool GIT::checkInEnabled()
+{
+       return true;
+}
+
+
+bool GIT::isCheckInWithConfirmation()
+{
+       // FIXME one day common getDiff and perhaps OpMode for all backends
+
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
+       if (tmpf.empty()) {
+               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
+               return true;
+       }
+
+       doVCCommandCall("git diff " + quoteName(owner_->absFileName())
+                   + " > " + quoteName(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding()),
+               FileName(owner_->filePath()));
+
+       docstring diff = tmpf.fileContents("UTF-8");
+
+       if (diff.empty())
+               return false;
+
+       return true;
+}
+
+
+// FIXME Correctly return code should be checked instead of this.
+// This would need another solution than just plain startscript.
+// Hint from Andre': QProcess::readAllStandardError()...
+string GIT::scanLogFile(FileName const & f, string & status)
+{
+       ifstream ifs(f.toFilesystemEncoding().c_str());
+       string line;
+
+       while (ifs) {
+               getline(ifs, line);
+               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, line << "\n");
+               if (!line.empty())
+                       status += line + "; ";
+               if (prefixIs(line, "C ") || prefixIs(line, "CU ")
+                                        || contains(line, "Commit failed")) {
+                       ifs.close();
+                       return line;
+               }
+       }
+       ifs.close();
+       return string();
+}
+
+
+string GIT::checkOut()
+{
+       return string();
+}
+
+
+bool GIT::checkOutEnabled()
+{
+       return false;
+}
+
+
+string GIT::repoUpdate()
+{
+       return string();
+}
+
+
+bool GIT::repoUpdateEnabled()
+{
+       return false;
+}
+
+
+string GIT::lockingToggle()
+{
+       return string();
+}
+
+
+bool GIT::lockingToggleEnabled()
+{
+       return false;
+}
+
+
+bool GIT::revert()
+{
+       // Reverts to the version in GIT repository and
+       // gets the updated version from the repository.
+       string const fil = quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName()));
+
+       if (doVCCommand("git checkout -q " + fil,
+                   FileName(owner_->filePath())))
+               return false;
+       owner_->markClean();
+       return true;
+}
+
+
+bool GIT::isRevertWithConfirmation()
+{
+       //FIXME owner && diff
+       return true;
+}
+
+
+void GIT::undoLast()
+{
+       // merge the current with the previous version
+       // in a reverse patch kind of way, so that the
+       // result is to revert the last changes.
+       lyxerr << "Sorry, not implemented." << endl;
+}
+
+
+bool GIT::undoLastEnabled()
+{
+       return false;
+}
+
+
+string GIT::revisionInfo(LyXVC::RevisionInfo const info)
+{
+       if (info == LyXVC::Tree) {
+               if (rev_tree_cache_.empty())
+                       if (!getTreeRevisionInfo())
+                               rev_tree_cache_ = "?";
+               if (rev_tree_cache_ == "?")
+                       return string();
+
+               return rev_tree_cache_;
+       }
+
+       // fill the rest of the attributes for a single file
+       if (rev_file_cache_.empty())
+               if (!getFileRevisionInfo())
+                       rev_file_cache_ = "?";
+
+       switch (info) {
+               case LyXVC::File:
+                       if (rev_file_cache_ == "?")
+                               return string();
+                       return rev_file_cache_;
+               case LyXVC::Author:
+                       return rev_author_cache_;
+               case LyXVC::Date:
+                       return rev_date_cache_;
+               case LyXVC::Time:
+                       return rev_time_cache_;
+               default:
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       return string();
+}
+
+
+bool GIT::getFileRevisionInfo()
+{
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
+       if (tmpf.empty()) {
+               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
+               return false;
+       }
+
+       doVCCommand("git log -n 1 --pretty=format:%H%n%an%n%ai " + quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName()))
+                   + " > " + quoteName(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding()),
+                   FileName(owner_->filePath()));
+
+       if (tmpf.empty())
+               return false;
+
+       ifstream ifs(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding().c_str());
+
+       if (ifs)
+               getline(ifs, rev_file_cache_);
+       if (ifs)
+               getline(ifs, rev_author_cache_);
+       if (ifs) {
+               string line;
+               getline(ifs, line);
+               rev_time_cache_ = split(line, rev_date_cache_, ' ');
+       }
+
+       ifs.close();
+       return !rev_file_cache_.empty();
+}
+
+
+bool GIT::getTreeRevisionInfo()
+{
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcout");
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
+       if (tmpf.empty()) {
+               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
+               return false;
+       }
+
+       doVCCommand("git describe --abbrev --dirty --long > " + quoteName(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding()),
+                   FileName(owner_->filePath()),
+                   false); //git describe returns $?=128 when no tag found (but git repo still exists)
+
+       if (tmpf.empty())
+               return false;
+
+       // only first line in case something bad happens.
+       ifstream ifs(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding().c_str());
+       getline(ifs, rev_tree_cache_);
+       ifs.close();
+
+       return !rev_tree_cache_.empty();
+}
+
+
+void GIT::getLog(FileName const & tmpf)
+{
+       doVCCommand("git log " + quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName()))
+                   + " > " + quoteName(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding()),
+                   FileName(owner_->filePath()));
+}
+
+
+//at this moment we don't accept revision SHA, but just number of revision steps back
+//GUI and infrastucture needs to be changed first
+bool GIT::prepareFileRevision(string const & revis, string & f)
+{
+       // anything positive means we got hash, not "0" or minus revision
+       int rev = 1;
+
+       // hash is rarely number and should be long
+       if (isStrInt(revis) && revis.length()<20)
+               rev = convert<int>(revis);
+
+       // revision and filename
+       string pointer;
+
+       // go back for "minus" revisions
+       if (rev <= 0)
+               pointer = "HEAD~" + convert<string>(-rev);
+       // normal hash
+       else
+               pointer = revis;
+
+       pointer += ':';
+
+       TempFile tempfile("lyxvcrev_" + revis + '_');
+       tempfile.setAutoRemove(false);
+       FileName tmpf = tempfile.name();
+       if (tmpf.empty()) {
+               LYXERR(Debug::LYXVC, "Could not generate logfile " << tmpf);
+               return false;
+       }
+
+       doVCCommand("git show " + pointer + "./"
+                     + quoteName(onlyFileName(owner_->absFileName()))
+                     + " > " + quoteName(tmpf.toFilesystemEncoding()),
+               FileName(owner_->filePath()));
+       tmpf.refresh();
+       if (tmpf.isFileEmpty())
+               return false;
+
+       f = tmpf.absFileName();
+       return true;
+}
+
+
+bool GIT::prepareFileRevisionEnabled()
+{
+       return true;
+}
+
+
+bool GIT::toggleReadOnlyEnabled()
+{
+       return true;
+}
+
+
 } // namespace lyx