* lisp/vc/vc.el (vc-print-root-log): Always set `default-directory'

value, whether we could auto-deduce `backend', or not.

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index cc302daa9cf..0e34bc5ef2e 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2013-10-24  Dmitry Gutov  <dgutov@yandex.ru>
 
+        * vc/vc.el (vc-print-root-log): Always set `default-directory'
+        value, whether we could auto-deduce `backend', or not.
+
         * progmodes/ruby-mode.el (ruby-smie-rules): Fix the "curly block
         with parameters" example.  Simplify the "is it block or is it
         hash" check, but also make it more thorough.
diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc.el b/lisp/vc/vc.el
index 585b6d48d45..11cfeb403d4 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc.el
@@ -2330,10 +2330,10 @@ When called interactively with a prefix argument, prompt for LIMIT."
         (setq rootdir (vc-call-backend backend 'root default-directory))
       (setq rootdir (read-directory-name "Directory for VC root-log: "))
       (setq backend (vc-responsible-backend rootdir))
-      (if backend
-          (setq default-directory rootdir)
-        (error "Directory is not version controlled")))
-    (setq working-revision (vc-working-revision rootdir))
+      (unless backend
+        (error "Directory is not version controlled")))
+    (setq working-revision (vc-working-revision rootdir)
+          default-directory rootdir)
     (vc-print-log-internal backend (list rootdir) working-revision nil limit)))
 
 ;;;###autoload