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29.0.90; project.el doesn't add menu-bar entries

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: dmitry <at> gutov.dev, 63469 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, sbaugh <at> janestreet.com
Subject: bug#63469: 29.0.90; project.el doesn't add menu-bar entries
Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 21:20:25 +0300

> From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
> Cc: dmitry <at> gutov.dev,  sbaugh <at> janestreet.com,  63469 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 20:48:08 +0300
> 
> >> It can be used for anything.  For example, to display the project name
> >> on the mode-line.  (Then better to cache the project name in a new
> >> buffer-local variable.)
> >
> > I don't see anything but the menu in the patch you suggested.  I
> > understand that in principle we could do many things there, but if you
> > are proposing a real patch, not just an initial idea, please show all
> > of the code you want to include in this mode.
> 
> Actually I miss this feature very much.  There is already the mode-line
> indication with the VC system name and the VC branch name, but
> no indication with a project name, so similar files
> in different projects all are showing the same "Git-master".

We can show this on the mode line always, whenever there's a project.
No need for a minor mode.

> Now here is the implementation of 'project-mode' based on 'vc-mode',
> and 'project-menu-entry' based on 'vc-menu-entry' that shows
> a project name alongside of vc info, and the mouse click opens
> the project menu using 'menu-bar-project-menu' implemented by Spencer.

I still don't understand why this has to be a minor mode.  Both
mode-line indication and the menu bar can show this stuff regardless
of any mode.  It sounds like this mode is an unnecessary complication.

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