Dmitry Gutov <dgutov@yandex.ru> writes:

> On 07.06.2020 22:55, Simen Heggestøyl wrote:
>
>> It is transient now, yes.
>
> And later, it won't be?

Yes, later too (sorry, I think I misunderstood your original message).

>> Just as an example I can imagine an optional feature in the future where
>> you could name a project interactively the first time it's seen
>> (i.e. when it's added to the project list for the first time).
>
> And then lose all these annotations when a project root directory is
> moved/renamed/etc?
>
> But OK, maybe it won't happen too often to really worry about.

Yes. I think it should only be used to store metadata that isn't a
hassle to lose.

Another example from the top of my head: recording project visit
counts. That could be used for an option to show the most popular
projects first in the completion list, for instance.

>>> AKA:
>>>
>>>       (goto-char (point-min))
>>>       (read (current-buffer))
>>>
>>> Though the practical difference will be tiny.
>> I don't mind changing it, but could you explain the difference to
>> me? My
>> understanding isn't deep enough to see anything but one line versus
>> two. :)
>
> Just an extra string allocation, I guess.

Sure, I've changed it.

Updated patch attached!

-- Simen