(vc-backend-admin): If there is no SCCS subdirectory yet, create it.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/vc.el b/lisp/vc.el
index 5762cf4e605..d261692db04 100644
--- a/lisp/vc.el
+++ b/lisp/vc.el
@@ -1957,6 +1957,9 @@ default directory."
           ((file-exists-p "CVS") 'CVS)
           (t vc-default-back-end))))
     (cond ((eq backend 'SCCS)
+           ;; If there is no SCCS subdirectory yet, create it.
+           ;; (SCCS could do without it, but VC requires it to be there.)
+           (if (not (file-exists-p "SCCS")) (make-directory "SCCS"))
            (apply 'vc-do-command nil 0 "admin" file 'MASTER     ;; SCCS
                                  (and rev (concat "-r" rev))
                                  "-fb"