GNU bug report logs - #41572
28.0.50; [PATCH] Support plain project marked with file .emacs-project

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Message #261 received at 41572 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>
Cc: "Philip K." <philipk <at> posteo.net>, Rudi Schlatte <rudi <at> constantly.at>,
 Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>, Zhu Zihao <cjpeople2013 <at> gmail.com>,
 Theodor Thornhill <theo <at> thornhill.no>,
 Daniel Martín <mardani29 <at> yahoo.es>,
 Rudolf Adamkovič <salutis <at> me.com>,
 Manuel Uberti <manuel.uberti <at> inventati.org>, Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>,
 Augusto Stoffel <arstoffel <at> gmail.com>, 41572 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41572: 28.0.50; [PATCH] Support plain project marked with
 file .emacs-project
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 02:10:15 +0200

On 30/11/2022 00:06, João Távora wrote:
> Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru> writes:
> 
>>>> Please elaborate.
>>> I've already elaborated, with actual code.
>>> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-11/msg01505.html
>>> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-11/msg01530.html
>>
>> These answered the question of *what* you want to do, not *why*.
> 
> I've described that numerous times as well.  I want to be able to grep,
> compile, etc in the either the super or the sub project.  I've described
> this to you so many times it's astonishing you keep asking me to
> elaborate.

Should I repeat, for the 1000th time, that it will be possible to add no 
matter which of the "subproject" approaches we take?

I've even posted the patch.

>> I understand that in theory,
> 
> Thank heavens for that!
> 
>> it's just it's often possible to solve the problem with the tools at
>> hand (see my latest reply on emacs-devel about the Emacs doc/
>> subdirectory).
> 
> I've seen it, and it's not a good solution.  Will reply there.

Okay.

Should I wait for you to finally try the patch from the GGP email? Or is 
that too much to ask?

From what I see of your responses, you didn't read it either.

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