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28.0.50; [PATCH]: Add bindings for project.el

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Theodor Thornhill <theo <at> thornhill.no>
Cc: 41890 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#41890: 28.0.50; [PATCH]: Add bindings for project.el
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 20:16:37 +0300

> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:44:51 +0000
> From: Theodor Thornhill <theo <at> thornhill.no>
> Cc: 41890 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > Can you tell what is the rationale for having project.el keymap
> > defined outside of project.el?
> 
> In https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=41879#23
> Dmitry says:
> 
> "Do we keep it in project.el or somewhere outside? Maybe the latter, since
> project.el is also an ELPA package, and we generally don't want packages to
> alter Emacs' key bindings right after installation."
> 
> I guess this concern is for when users not building from master is downloading 'project.el' from ELPA.
> 
> I don't really have a strong opinion for any direction. Would you rather want them in 'project.el'? 

I certainly would.  It is very unusual for an optional package to have
its bindings in files that are preloaded into every Emacs session.

> > If nothing happens within a week or two, ping them and CC me.
> 
> He responded and said they have what they need from me and will process it further. I guess it is done at some point soon.

Well, if there's no progress within a week or two, my suggestion still
stands.

Thanks.

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