Subject: Re: bug#41572: 28.0.50; [PATCH] Support plain project marked with file .emacs-project

From: Theodor Thornhill <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2020 08:48:27 +0000

"Dmitry Gutov" <[email-masked]> writes:

Hi!

> "Dmitry Gutov" <[email-masked]> writes:

[...]
> Not in the "plain" project backend as proposed.

I see your point.
  
[...]

> Another issue is, well, if the user has a different package that defines
> projects installed (maybe Projectile grows project.el integration
> someday), or they're simply used to the VC backend, they might be
> surprised with some finer details unless you clearly document that your
> package does add a new project backend.

Thanks - Wasn't aware of this. Seems like a better solution over all is to enforce the vc-backend? It seems like we get the "transient" version, or the "vc" version, but defining your own will have several drawbacks?

Theo