(vc-backend-dispatch): Move definition before first use.

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/vc.el b/lisp/vc.el
index 64492b63e4f..4c631a3532f 100644
--- a/lisp/vc.el
+++ b/lisp/vc.el
@@ -75,6 +75,23 @@
           (cons '(vc-parent-buffer vc-parent-buffer-name)
                 minor-mode-alist)))
 
+;; To implement support for a new version-control system, add another
+;; branch to the vc-backend-dispatch macro and fill it in in each
+;; call.  The variable vc-master-templates in vc-hooks.el will also
+;; have to change.
+
+(defmacro vc-backend-dispatch (f s r c)
+  "Execute FORM1, FORM2 or FORM3 for SCCS, RCS or CVS respectively.
+If FORM3 is `RCS', use FORM2 for CVS as well as RCS.
+\(CVS shares some code with RCS)."
+  (list 'let (list (list 'type (list 'vc-backend f)))
+        (list 'cond
+              (list (list 'eq 'type (quote 'SCCS)) s)   ;; SCCS
+              (list (list 'eq 'type (quote 'RCS)) r)    ;; RCS
+              (list (list 'eq 'type (quote 'CVS))       ;; CVS
+                    (if (eq c 'RCS) r c))
+              )))
+
 ;; General customization
 
 (defvar vc-suppress-confirm nil
@@ -299,23 +316,6 @@ the master name of FILE if LAST is 'MASTER, or the workfile of FILE if LAST is
     status)
   )
 
-;; Everything eventually funnels through these functions.  To implement
-;; support for a new version-control system, add another branch to the
-;; vc-backend-dispatch macro and fill it in in each call.  The variable
-;; vc-master-templates in vc-hooks.el will also have to change.
-
-(defmacro vc-backend-dispatch (f s r c)
-  "Execute FORM1, FORM2 or FORM3 depending whether we're using SCCS, RCS or CVS.
-If FORM3 is RCS, use FORM2 even if we are using CVS.  (CVS shares some code 
-with RCS)."
-  (list 'let (list (list 'type (list 'vc-backend f)))
-        (list 'cond
-              (list (list 'eq 'type (quote 'SCCS)) s)   ;; SCCS
-              (list (list 'eq 'type (quote 'RCS)) r)    ;; RCS
-              (list (list 'eq 'type (quote 'CVS))       ;; CVS
-                    (if (eq c 'RCS) r c))
-              )))
-
 ;;; Save a bit of the text around POSN in the current buffer, to help
 ;;; us find the corresponding position again later.  This works even
 ;;; if all markers are destroyed or corrupted.